The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned two suspected herdsmen – Namajo Mohammadu, 32 and Abubakar Abase, 18 – before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged murder and armed robbery.
The department’s prosecutor, Mr Olaoluwa Olatunbosun, told the court yesterday that the defendants committed the offense on January 18 in Ido-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
He said the defendants, while armed with guns and other offensive weapons, killed a pregnant Tiv woman, Mrs Muwaga Felix, on her farm.
Olatunbosun also said the duo allegedly committed armed robbery against the people of the community.
According to him, the offence is punishable under sections 516, 402 and 319 of the Criminal Code.
The defendants were not represented by any counsel and their plea was not taken as well.
The prosecutor urged the court to remand the defendants in DSS custody pending the conclusion of investigations into their alleged crime.
Chief Magistrate Ropo Adegboye ordered that the defendants be kept in DSS custody till the end of the investigation.
He adjourned the matter till February 28 for mention