By FUNMILAYO OKUNADE

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered the remand of a 67-year-old man, Lamidi Salau; and his 65-year-old wife, Lamidi Abigail, for allegedly killing a 25-year-old woman, Kehinde Omize.

The defendants are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.

The prosecutor, ASP Akinwale Oriyomi, alleged that the defendants committed the offences on Sept. 9 at Dallimore area in Ado-Ekiti.

The prosecutor informed the court that the defendants and one other who is at large, allegedly killed Kehinde Omize.

Oriyomi alleged that the defendants, who were friends to the deceased father, were intervening in the dispute between the deceased and her husband when the incident happened.

He said that the husband of the deceased came into the meeting without notice, and allegedly macheted his wife to death in the presence of the defendants.

The prosecutor said that the deceased family reported to the police that the defendants knew about the deceased’s husband presence at the meeting.

According to him, the offences contravene Sections 244 and 234 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendants at a correctional facility, pending advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The pleas of the defendants were not taken.

The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abayomi Adeosun, ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre.

The case was adjourned until Oct. 9, for mention. (NAN)