Woman, 35, in remand over son’s strangling

An Oyo State Family Court sitting in Ibadan has remanded a 35-year-old woman, Olufunke Sakiru, at the Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo, for allegedly strangling her son to death.

The chief magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of the defendant, ordered her remand pending the outcome of the legal advice from the state Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Adetuyibi, thereafter, adjourned the matter until March 30, 2023 for mention.

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The defendant is facing a murder charge.

According to the prosecution counsel, Insp Folake Ewe, the defendant on December 1, at about 3am at Oge Irewolede area, Saki town in Oyo State, allegedly caused the death of her son, Ibrahim Sakiru, by strangling him.

Ewe said the offence is contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo State, 2000. – NAN