The defendants, whose addresses were unknown, are being tried for alleged murder and conspiracy.
Inspector Olubu Apata, the prosecutor, informed the court that they committed the offenses on February 4 in Ado-Ekiti
He alleged that the defendants murdered one Comfort James, suspected to be a commercial sex worker.
Apata stated that the defendants visited a brothel where they encountered the deceased.
“They negotiated, and she followed them to their house. After that, she demanded her money, but they refused to give it to her. They strangled her and poured pesticides into her mouth, which led to her death,” he stated.
According to him, the offenses are in breach of sections 244 and 234 of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State, 2021.
The prosecutor urged the court to detain the defendants in a correctional facility pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution, DPP.
The pleas of the defendants were not taken.
Chief Magistrate Mrs. Kehinde Awosika ordered the remand of the defendants in a correctional facility pending the issuance of legal advice.
She adjourned the case until March 21, for mention.
Kanyi Daily recalls that Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen carried out a deadly attack on Monday in Ekiti State, resulting in the tragic deaths of two traditional rulers.
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