Siblings Who Murdered 20-year-old Girl With Pestle Remanded In Jail

Two siblings, Oloruntoyin Abdullahi, 31, and Ayodele Kazeem, 26, who were arrested for murdering a 20-year-old have been remanded in a correctional center by a magistrate court in Akure.

The deceased, Ebunoluwa Osatuyi was found dead in her parents apartment on January 24 after she was hacked to death

According to the Police Prosecutor, Ajiboye Obadasa, the suspects murdered the victim after hitting her on the head with a pestle in her parents home at No 1, Otiko Street, Okuta Elerinla, Akure, the state capital.

He informed the court that the offence was contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 9 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

However, the defendants pleaded not guilty, maintaining that they found the phone of the victim on the ground along Cathedral Junction.

The defendants were later remanded at the Owo Correctional Centre by the sitting Magistrate Damilola Sekoni, who also adjourned the matter until March 28, 2022, for mention.