JUST IN: Togolese Cook Who Murdered Credit Switch Tech Boss Is Dead

A 22 year Togolese Cook Sunday Adefonou Anani, who was alleged
to have murdered his boss, Opeyemi Badamosi Chairman of Credit
Switch Technology, is dead.,Vanguard
reports^[1]

Anani’s counsel got a message this morning that he is late.

The deceased was remanded in prison custody by an Igbosere
Magistrates’Court in Lagos, on November 12 and had adjourned till
December 18, pending the issuance of legal advice from the
Directorate of Public Prosecution DPP.

Chief Magistrate Mrs O.O Oshin, had made the order during the
hearing of an application for remand, from the police.

The late suspect was charged with a one count of murder, which
was committed on October 31, 2018, at Badamosi’s resident at 3b,
Onikoyi Lane, Parkview Estate Ikoyi Lagos.

The charge stated that Anani, in order to rob, stabbed the
deceased to death with a kitchen knife.

According to the charge the offence committed is contrary to
section 222 and Punishable Under section 223 of the Criminal laws
of Lagos State 2015.

The police Prosecutor Mr J.I Eboseremene had told the court that
he had an application to remand the suspect in prison custody under
section 115, of the administration of criminal justice law and 264,
of adminstration of criminal justice law 2015.

” We pray the court that the defendant should be remanded in
prison custody, for the first instance of 30 days,” Eboseremene
said.

In his reply, the defendant’s counsel, Jamiu Alapo, who said he
was not objecting to the remand, of the suspect, told the court
that the suspect doesn’t understand English Language, but
understands Pigin English.

Magistrate Oshin, in her ruling, held that there was nothing to
reply on the remand application.

She said “In view of the remand application of murder, the
defendant is remanded in prison custody in the first instance, of
30 days under sections 115 and 264 of the administration of
criminal justice law 2015, pending the legal advice from the office
of the Directorate of Public Prosecution DPP.”

The case was adjourned till December 18, for DPP’s advice.

Full details later.

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