Olufunke Sakiru, 35, has been remanded at the Abolongo Correctional Center in Oyo town after being accused of strangling her son to death by an Oyo State Family Court in Ibadan.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of the defendant, ordered her remand at Abolongo Correctional Centre pending the outcome of the legal advice from the state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) .
Adetuyibi, thereafter, adjourned the matter until March 30, 2023, for mention.
The defendant is facing a murder charge.According to the prosecution counsel, Insp Folake Ewe, the defendant on Dec. 1, at about 3.00 a.m. at Oge Irewolede area, Saki Town in Oyo State, allegedly caused the death of her son, Ibrahim Sakiru, by strangling him to death.
Ewe said the offence contravenes Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo State, 2000.
