Man allegedly beats wife to death over sex
Chief Magistrate, O.O. Olatunji ordered that Godspower should be kept at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos, for the next 30 days pending an advice from the state Director of Public Prosecutions on the case.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Oladele Adebayo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 21, at 5.30pm at No. 28, Adekoye St., Igbo-Elerin, Ishashi.“The defendant wanted to make love to his wife, he inserted his two fingers into her private part which didn’t go down well with the deceased. A fight ensued leading the defendant to beat up his wife,” he said.
The prosecutor pointed out that murder contravened provisions of Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.Olatunji adjourned the case until June 7 for mention.
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