An Ondo State Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State has ordered that a labourer, Sunday Isong, who allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death, be remanded in Olokuta Custodial Centre.
The Chief Magistrate, Sunday Adedapo, gave the order on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 when the defendant was brought before him over the allegation of stabbing one Friday Dodam with a sharp kitchen knife, leading to his death.
Isong, whose address was not given was brought to court on a charge of murder.
Police prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, said Isong committed the offence at 9:30 p.m. on September 5, at Alagoke via Ala-Elefosan, Akure, within the Magisterial district.
Akintimehin alleged that Isong, 25, stabbed the 24-year old deceased, Dodam in the chest with a kitchen knife during an argument over the use of his torchlight while Isong was peeling an orange.
The prosecutor said that the deceased d!ed on the way to the hospital and was confirmed dead by a doctor at the hospital. The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 319 and is punishable under Section 316 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
The court did not take a plea from the defendant, and the prosecutor prayed the court to remand the defendant in a correctional facility, pending the issuance of advice from the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The defendant, who has no legal representation, admitted to the crime, claiming he was provoked by Dodam’s use of the flashlight while he was in his house peeling an orange.
Chief Magistrate Adedapo ordered the remand of the defendant, claiming that the defendant’s confession to the crime provided probable cause to remand him.
The magistrate ordered that the case file be transferred to the state’s DPP for advice and adjourned the case to December 30, 2025 for mention.