Police arraign Redeemer’s varsity student for killing dad
The 21-year-old student of the Redeemer’s University, Ogun State, Tolani Ajayi , who murdered his father, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Owode Egba, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.
Tolani, who had been earlier arrested by the police for killing his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on July 3, 2014, was taken to court on Tuesday. He was arraigned around 9.58am on one count of murder.
Tolani, who had been earlier arrested by the police for killing his father, Charles Ajayi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on July 3, 2014, was taken to court on Tuesday. He was arraigned around 9.58am on one count of murder.
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But Tolani had told our correspondent that his father provoked him, adding that there was an argument between him and his father.
Tolani was said to have stabbed his father with a knife and later butchered him with a cutlass after an altercation that ensued between them for his refusal to participate in a prayersession.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, had said the police later recovered the remains of the 60-year-old lawyer in a bush along Canaanland Street.But Tolani had told our correspondent that his father provoked him, adding that there was an argument between him and his father.
He had said, “My father went to the kitchen and got a stick (wooden spoon) which he used on me repeatedly and I tried to defend myself. Then, he bit me on the shoulder and I got angry.
“I initially used a normal small kitchen knife. Later, I used cutlass to attack him.” The chief magistrate, Mr. Bolaji Ojikutu, ordered that the accused be remanded in custody pending the advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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