Ogun couple remanded for murder, sale of woman’s head

An Ogun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Thursday, remanded a couple, Kehinde Oladimeji, 43, and Adejumoke Raji, 35, in prison over the alleged murder of a 22-year-old woman, Ife Adeh.

The defendants, who were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy and murder, resided on MKO Abiola Way, in the Leme area of Abeokuta.

The Magistrate, I. O. Abudu, who did not take the plea of the defendants, ordered that they be remanded in prison.

Abudu said both husband and wife should be remanded in the Oba and Ibara custodial centres respectively, pending legal advice from the Ogun State Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

She adjourned the case till April 29 for mention.

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Earlier, the police prosecutor, Oluwatosin Jackson, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on January 12, 2022 at their house.

Jackson said the couple conspired and murdered Odeh, who was a close friend of Adejumoke.