confessed before a magistrate court in Ilorin that
he killedand buried his room mate, Sahagari
Jubirl over his refusal to return N4, 000 he kept
with him.
While narrating the incident to the court,
Ibrahim, who spoke through an interpreter, said
when the victim died after being hit with a stick,
he dug hisgrave and buried him in the farm
yard.
He claimed that the money was given to the
deceased to help him purchase half bag of rice
in preparation for the planting season.
"I gave him the money when I wantedto travel
that he should help me purchase half bag of rice
for me to plant in the farm.
"After I returned from my journey anddemanded
for the money, he neither produce the money or
the rice which led to our fight.
"I hit him with a stick in the melee that ensued
and when he died, I dug the ground and buried
him," he said.
Trial magistrate, Adenike Oluwatosin Adeniyi
however said the court lacked jurisdiction to try
the case being a criminal case and adjourned it
to August 14, 2013 for further mention.
Ibrahim who is in court on a one-countcharge of
culpable homicide was later remanded in
Federal Prison Yard, Oke-Kura.
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