An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of two siblings: Latunde Alayemi, 50 and Ayoola Alayemi, 54, in a correctional facility for alleged killing of a 49-year-old man.
The duo, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy and murder.
Truthng reports that the Magistrate, Mrs Kausarat Ayofe, did not take the plea of the defendants for lack of jurisdiction.
Ayofe directed the police to return the case file to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
She, thereafter, adjourned the case till Sept. 2 for mention.
The Prosecutor, Insp Toyin Ibrahim, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on June 23 about 12.45 a.m. at Moniya area of Ibadan.
Ibrahim said that the defendants unlawfully caused the death of one David Olagoke, 49, by matcheting him all over his body.
He said that the offences contravened Sections 516 and 324 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
