Ondo court remands motorcyclist for allegedly killing 71-yr-old farmer

An Akure Magistrate Court has remanded a 36-One year-used man, Blessing Akinmade, for allegedly killing a 71-One year-used farmer, Toyo Olanipekun, in Ese-Odo Local Government Put aside of living of Ondo Bid.

The suspect, a commercial motorcyclist, used to be remanded following his arraignment by police operatives within the yell.

Akinmade used to be accused of allegedly killing and burying the deceased in a shallow at Igbobini Ese-Odo Local Government.

The suspect used to be accused of killing the deceased while working on his farm in some unspecified time in the future of a dispute between the Igbobini and Irele communities over a portion of land.

Following the event, the deceased used to be declared missing, after which his corpse used to be repeat in a shallow grave within the assist of a vital college within the location, with the corpse having machete cuts.

After investigations were performed, Akinmade used to be arrested, with the police arraigning the suspect on Tuesday earlier than an Akure Magistrate Court sitting at Oke-Eda and charging him with two counts of conspiracy and waste.

In step with the police prosecutor, Abdulateef Sulaiman, the defendant and others at enormous committed the offence on June 24, 2024, at about 9 am at Igbobini.

With Sulaiman praying the court docket to remand the defendant pending the issuance of recommendation from the put of abode of enterprise of the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, the defence counsel, Orisatimehin, sought an adjournment to enable his shopper to react to the utility sought by the prosecution.

The magistrate, Temilola Olusola-Olujobi, alternatively, adjourned the case until July 8, 2024, for the parties to circulation their functions, while he ordered the defendant remanded at any police put of abode.