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Herbalist, Three Others Allegedly Dismember Woman In Lagos

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A 36-year-old herbalist, Mayowa Bamidele, alongside three others have been arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly dismembering a mother of two.

Naija News understands that the other suspects Kemi Azeez, 20, Oyedegun Adewale, 27, and Jejelaye Olusola, 22 were charged with concealing felony and stealing while Bamidele is being charged with murder.

Police Prosecutor, SP Thomas Nurudeen informed the court that the suspects carried out the dire act at 7.30pm on Dec. 16, 2021, at No. 17, Ijedodo road, Ijegun area of Lagos.

He said: ”My Lord, the first defendant put the deceased in a cooking pot. The second to fourth defendants helped the first defendant bury the sack bags in the backyard of the house and the bedsheet in an uncompleted building.

“The deceased’s Tecno Camon phone was also discovered in their custody.”

The judge Peter Nwaka remanded Bamidele in Ikoyi correctional centre while the second to fourth defendants were granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with three sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned till March 4 for legal advice from the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).