Herdsman Remanded In Prison For Killing Mate

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan yesterday ordered the remand of a herdsman, Jaye Mohammadu, in Agodi Prisons for allegedly killing his mate over N2,000.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Abdulateef Adebisi, said that Mohammadu, 18, should be remanded at the prisons, pending an advice from the Oyo State Director of Public Prosecutions. Mohammadu’s plea was not taken by the court, when his Counsel, Mr Oritshuwa Uwawah, appeared for him. The magistrate, however, adjourned the case until Sept. 25 for mention.
The Police Prosecutor, Cpl. Ojo Bewaji, told the court that Mohammadu and the deceased, Gambo Tashi, 22, worked as herdsmen for one Alhaji Kata at Aba Olode, Kishi in Oyo State. Bewaji alleged that the accused unlawfully caused the death of Mohammadu by attacking him with cutlass.
The prosecutor said that on July 30, Mohammadu and Tashi retired to the camp from the bush after the day’s work.
“The defendant allegedly accused Tashi of stealing his N2, 000. “This resulted to misunderstanding between the defendant and the deceased in the process there was scuffle and Mohammadu used cutlass, while the deceased used his rearing stick to fight.