A Chief Magistrate sitting in Akure, Ondo state, Monday, remanded 27- year-old Seidu-Shakiru Adeyemi in Olokuta prison for allegedly killing his 25-year-old girlfriend, Khadijat Oluboyo.
Police prosecutor, Sgt. Mary Adebayo, told the court that the accused person and others at large conspired together to strangle Khadijat to death and buried her in his room.
She said that the offence was contrary to and punishable under Sections 324 and 316 of the Criminal Code Cap. 37, Vol. I, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Victoria Bob-Manuel, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody pending the receipt of legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The case was adjourned till Aug. 23 for legal advice.