Prophet Sent to prison for allegedly killing friend

A 'prophet' of one of the white garment churches, was on Tuesday remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos State over the death of his friend.

Chief Magistrate, B.O. Ope-Agbe, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison pending advice from the Office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Olorunshola, a resident of No. 2, Peace Estate, Ikota, Lagos, is facing a charge of murder.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the plea of the accused was not taken.

The prosecutor, Sergeant Jimah Iseghede, had earlier told the court that the offence was committed on November 13 at about 4:00 p.m. at the above mentioned residence.

Iseghede said that the accused and the deceased, Taiwo Olajide, 49, who were friends, had an argument and, in the process, the accused picked up an iron and hit the deceased on the head with it.

He said that the accused had accommodated the deceased in his room when the argument ensued.

"When the accused came in, he didn't like how he met the deceased and his child and he reacted out of anger," Iseghede said.

He noted that the offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011 which prescribes life imprisonment for anybody found guilty of murder.

The case was adjourned till February 11 pending legal advice from the office of the Lagos State DPP.

Source: Tribune