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Two men – Oladosu Matthew and Komolafe Idowu – who allegedly killed a three-month-old baby, were yesterday remanded in prison on the orders of a Modakeke Magistrates’ Court in Osun State.
The Magistrate, Risikat Olayemi, who gave the ruling, said the men should be kept behind bars pending their arraignment in a proper court.
She said her court lacked jurisdiction to try the accused.
Matthew and Idowu, 20-year-old, are facing a two-count charge of murder and assault.
Police prosecutor Christian Olajide told the court that the accused committed the offences on June 2 at 3:40 p.m. at Boosa, Modakeke in Ife North-East.
He said the accused conspired and beat up the mother of the baby, Mary Adedeji and when the woman escaped, the men picked up her three-month-old baby lying on the bed and threw it inside a well.
The offences contravened sections 254, 316, 319, 324, 351 and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun State, 2002.
The case has been adjourned till August 27.
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