A 24-year-old man, Sunday Clement has been remanded in prison for allegedly killing a farmer, Taye Alatoye in Ondo.
A magistrate court in Ondo ordered his remand.
Clement who was arraigned on one count charge, was arrested by the men of the state police command.
The defendant was said to have killed the deceased on his way to farm at Ofosu community, in Idanre Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that on the fateful day, Clement and Alatoye were both going to the farm, when he suddenly moved backward, removed his sharpened cutlass, and cut the victim on his neck, leaving his head dangling.
According to the prosecutor, Mary Adebayo, the defendant committed the offense on September 4, 2023, at about 2:30 p.m. at Baba Odun Camp, Ofosu in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
She said the offence committed contravened Sections 316 and 319 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap 37 Vol. II Law of Ondo State, 2006.
Adebayo prayed the court to remand the defendant at the correctional centre, Olokuta, Akure, pending the outcome of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Folasade Aduroja, granted the prosecutorโs request and ordered the remand of the defendant in prison and also directed that the case file be duplicated and sent to the DPP for advice. She adjourned the case till November 28, 2023.
The defendant who pleaded for forgiveness said he committed the act under the influence of hard drugs.
He said, โWe were both going, and we greeted each other on the path. The spirit just came over me to cut off Tayeโs head. I canโt actually say what led to it. I think it was the โIceโ I took in the hot sun.โ
