A 33-year old housewife, Olajumoke Olalere has been remanded at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, by the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for allegedly stabbing her husband to death.
Mrs Olabisi Ogunkanmi, the Chief Magistrate, who did not take the defendant’s plea for lack of jurisdiction, ordered her remand pending the legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The Chief Magistrate, thereafter, adjourned the case until March 5, 2025 for mention.
The police charged Olalere with a count of murder.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye, had told the court that the defendant on Oct. 30, at 9.00 p.m. allegedly caused the death of her 39-year-old husband, Oluwasegun Tinubu.
Akinloye said the defendant allegedly stabbed her husband with a knife during a disagreement at their house, at Zone 5, Gbelu, Iyana – Agbala, Ibadan.
He said the offence contravened Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.