Mubarak Akadiru, the son of a housemaid, faced charges brought by police detectives for the murder of Mrs. Sidikat Adamolekun, a 62-year-old grandmother and former head teacher in Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State.
Appearing before an Akure Magistrate Court, the 18-year-old defendant provided an account of why he took the life of his mother’s benefactor.
He explained to the court that he resorted to repeatedly beating the deceased’s skull with a wooden stool after she discovered him attempting to steal her phone.
He said, “As usual, I went to the house to work and I later came back to steal her Samsung phone. “Unfortunately, the deceased caught me after I’d stolen the phone.”
Simon Wada, a police prosecutor, told the court that the defendant committed the crime on November 14, 2023, at 11:30 am, at Simiileolowa Quarters in Arigidi Akoko.
Wada said the defendant allegedly killed the deceased by striking her on the head with a wooden stool while stealing her Android Samsung phone worth N66,000.
According to the prosecution, the offence violates Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
Magistrate Damilola Sekoni granted the remand application and ordered that the accused be confined at the Olokuta Correctional Centre until the conclusion of the DPP’s advice.
Sekoni then adjourned the case to March 15, 2024, for further consideration.
