23-year-old man arraigned for allegedly k!lling his mother in Ondo

A 23-year old man, Akuade Samuel, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s court in Ondo State for allegedly k!lling his mother, Akuade Olufunke, with a cutlass.

Samuel was arraigned on a charge of m8rder before Magistrate Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi.

The prosecutor, Taiwo Oniyeye, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on August 6, 2026, around noon at the Power Line area of Ore, Ondo State.

The prosecution alleged that Samuel used a cutlass to cut his mother’s neck, resulting in her d3ath.

The charge read in part, “That you, Akuade Samuel, on the 6th day of August 2026, at about 12 noon, at Power Line area, Ore, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, unlawfully used a cutlass to cut the neck of your mother, Akuade Olufunke, which resulted in her d3ath.”

The offence, according to the prosecution, contravenes Section 319 of the Criminal Code,  Cap 37, Volume 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendant to enable him forward the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

However, counsel to the defendant, A.D. Obademi, urged the court to grant a short adjournment to enable him file an affidavit in response to the prosecution’s application.

The court adjourned the case till August 31, 2026, for hearing of the application for remand.