By Opeyemi Adeoti
Magistrate O. A Bamidele has remanded a 20 years old cattle rearer, Abubakar Ismaila, in the Correctional facility for allegedly macheting his brother, Isiaq Muhammed to death.
He was dragged before the court for the offense of culpable homicide contrary to the law of the land.
Police report revealed that a misunderstanding ensued between them over farm land being used by the defendant (Ismaila) to plant guinea corn.
Muhammed reportedly hit his brother with a stick, but the defendant retaliated and macheted him severely on the head and back before he fell down on the ground unconscious.
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He reportedly abandoned his brother in the bush and fled to Bida, Niger State, in order to conceal his dastardly act.
The deceased was rushed to the General Hospital Offa, Offa Local Government Area, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
The Magistrate, in his short ruling, ordered the defendant remanded after considering the submission of the prosecutor for remand.
