Illicit Affairs: Court Remand Brother For Killing His Sibling

Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate Jumoke Bamigboye has remanded a herdsman, Iliasu Abubakar, at Oke-kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly killing his brother, Isah Abubakar, at Gwanara, Baruten Local Government area of Kwara state.

The defendant, reportedly carried out the act, claiming the deceased, Isah Abubakar, was having illicit affair with his wife.

He was dragged before the court for culpable homicide contrary to Sections 221 of penal code law.

According to the Police;  “one Abubakar Umaru of Budo-Aiki, Fulani camp, via Gwanara, reported the matter at the community police post, before it was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Ilorin, for discreet investigation.

Umaru, who is the father of the two, had gone to the camp of his sons, Isah and Illiasu Abubakar, but found no one around except the cattle.

When he searched premises of the camp, Umaru found corpse of his son, Isah.

Isah’s neck was reportedly laced with machete laceration while his brother was no where to be found.

Police investigation however revealed that, Iliasu killed his brother and fled to Oyo State.

After he was arrested, the defendant confessed to the police to have macheted his brother on his neck because he was having illicit affair with his wife.

The police report noted that the deceased had once claimed before the defendant that he is the father of three year-old baby his wife is nursing.

The defendant, after confessing to the crime, said he had warned the deceased severally to desist from the act but failed to listen.

The prosecutor, Inspt Sanni Abdullah, prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody saying the offences against him is not bailable.

He submitted further that the offences cannot be tried at the magistrate court hence the need to remand the Iliasu till the matter is transferred to the appropriate court for hearing.

The prosecutor noted that the defendant may commit similar offence if admitted to bail, adding that he should be kept in the correctional centre pending the determination of the case.

Magistrate Bamigboye, however granted the prayers of the prosecutor and remanded the defendant and adjourned the matter till 26th November, 2019 for mention.