A Magistrate Court sitting in Ondo has ordered the remand of a 40-year-old woman, Abiodun Oluyade, to prison in Ondo town for unlawfully killing her mother, Mrs. Olawanle Oluyade.

The Magistrate, Mosunmola Ikujuni, ordered the remand of Abiodun to prison custody, pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)in the state Ministry of Justice.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Moremi Akano, informed the court that the defendant was alleged to have set her 86-year-old mother ablaze while cooking in the kitchen.

The defendant was alleged to have committed the offence on June 13, 2024, at about 7 am at No. 1, Okedoko Street, in Ondo town.

The prosecution said the offences contravened Section 315 and were punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Volume 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria 2006.

The plea of the defendant was not taken.

The police prosecutor, Inspector Akano, applied for a date for the issuance of advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The Magistrate, Mosunmola Ikujuni, remanded the defendant in a female correctional home and directed that the case file be sent to the Ministry of Justice for advice.

Ikujuni, however, adjourned the case till August 5, 2024, for DPP’s advice.

The defendant said, “It was the handwork of the devil, although something told me to do it, and I will be free. Please forgive me; my son and my husband are sick. There’s nobody to take care of them.” (Nigerian Tribune)