Son In Court For Attempting To Kill Father Over Money
An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State, has remanded one Innocent Osanebi, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly threatening to use a knife to kill his father, Francis Isekwene, in the Ojodu Berger area of the state.
The magistrate, Mrs L.A Owolabi, gave the order after the 36-year-old man, police accused of causing breach of peace, was arraigned on Monday.
The Police Inspector, Mary Adiguje, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 1, 2023, and also allegedly acted under the influence of hard drug suspected to be Indian hemp, in an attempt to extort money from his father, used a knife to threaten to kill him.
The prosecutor said the offence committed is punishable under Section 56 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The charge read, “That you, Innocent Osanebi, on March 1, 2023, around 10.30am at No. 31 Bakare Street, Ojodu Berger, Lagos, in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did threaten with violence with a knife to kill one Francis Isekwene of No.31 Bakare Street, Ojodu Berger and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 56 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.
The Magistrate did not take the plea of the defendant.
