A 32-year-old man, Sunday Abilewa, has been accused of strangling his 68-year-old father, Abu Abilewa, in Isua Akoko, located in the Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The incident occurred after the younger Abilewa reportedly asked his father to buy him a new motorcycle, a request which was denied.
This led to an argument, during which Sunday allegedly strangled his father.
The tragic event took place on December 31, 2024, around 5pm, at the Eberi quarters in Isua Akoko.
Inspector Abdulateef Suleiman, the police prosecutor handling the case, shared the details during a hearing at the Akure Division of the Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Suleiman noted that despite the deceased’s wife attempting to intervene and save him, her efforts were unsuccessful due to Sunday Abilewa being under the influence of hard drugs at the time of the attack.
The defendant was subsequently arrested and charged with murder, which violates Section 316 of the Criminal Code Cap 37, Vol.II, Laws of Ondo State, 2006, and is punishable under Section 319.
The prosecutor requested the court to grant permission to gather witnesses for the case and asked for the defendant to be remanded in custody while awaiting advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Magistrate Funke Akinboboye did not take the defendant’s plea but ordered his remand in custody pending the DPP’s advice.
The case was adjourned to February 25, 2025, for further proceedings.
