Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the state capital of Ondo, Southwest Nigeria, has ordered the remand of a teenager, Tope Momoh, for allegedly killing his mother, Late Stella Momoh.
Gatekeepers News reports that the 18-year-old boy was said to have strangled the deceased to death during an argument in Ikakumo Akoko Community, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of the state, on September 6, 2022.
The defendant was arraigned before the court on a one-count charge for murder.
The prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin told the court that the defendant strangled his mother to death in the middle of the night for calling him a bastard, adding that Tope confessed to the crime two weeks after the deceased had been buried.
Akintimehin also informed the court that the cause of the sudden death of the deceased was not known, until the defendant claimed to be responsible.
The prosecutor noted that the offence committed contravenes Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. II Law of Ondo State, 2006.
He further urged the court to remand the defendant to a custodial centre, pending the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Pleading in court, the defendant said, “I did not have rest of mind since my mother has been buried. So, I was forced to confess that I strangled her to death. I want the court to show me mercy.”
The Chief Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunnus , in his ruling, ordered the defendant to be remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre and adjourned the case till October 20, 2022.
