An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on
Monday ordered a 23-year-old lady, Ajowele Busayo, to be remanded in prison for
allegedly setting her lover, Anthony David, ablaze reports the Vanguard.
According to the Prosecutor, ASP
Ayodele Atandeyi, the accused person committed the offence on July 14 at about
9.00 a.m. at Liberty Street, Basiri Area of Akure, Ondo State in Nigeria.
The accused is a teacher in a
private primary school where the children of the victim were pupils.
Atandeyi said the 44-year-old
victim was rushed to a nearby hospital by neighbours before he later died.
The prosecutor said the offence
was contrary to section 316 and punishable under section 319(1) of the Criminal
Code, Cap 37 Vol.1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
Atandeyi told the court that he
had three witnesses to testify in the case, and also applied for an adjournment
to enable him forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)
for legal advice.
The magistrate, Mrs Charity Adeyanju,
ordered that the accused be remanded at the Olokuta prison pending the receipt
of legal advice from the DPP.
Adeyanju adjourned the case till
Nov. 1 for mention.(NAN)
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