A 31-year-old lover boy, who allegedly murdered his lady love, a businesswoman at the Festac area of Lagos State, has been remanded in prison custody.
The accused, Williams Kelechi, was remanded by a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for the alleged murder of Lizzy Njideka, the Managing Director of Edmark International.
The Chief Magistrate, A. Ipaye-Nwachukwu, said Kelechi should be kept in custody pending the release of legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
Kelechi was said to have murdered the international businesswoman, a mother of four in her home at Odusanya Oduguwa Crescent, Green Estate, Amuwo Odofin.
Njideka was preparing to embark on vacation with her kids before the accused, during a lovers’ brawl, strangled her to death with her wrapper.
After killing the woman, Kelechi allegedly disappeared to Ghana with her Range Rover Sport, ATM cards and some money.
Kelechi was finally tracked to Cote’d’Ivore through the efforts of Interpol and detectives from Area E Command, Festac, under the commander, Dan Okoro.
The accused after his arrest said he killed his lover because he felt she was cheating on him.
The charge reads: “That you, William Kelechi, alias K.C. on July 19, at about 0200hours at Plot 34, Green Estate Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully kill one Lizzy Njideka (Nee- Chukwubude) by strangling her on the neck with a wrapper.
“That you did rob the following property- one Range Rover Sport with registration number EKY 509 AZ, one Nokia cell phone, one Motorolla cell phone, one Huwai cell phone, one Diamond Bank ATM card value not yet ascertained and the sum of N140,000, property of late Lizzy Njideka, represented by Augustine Chukwubude.”
The police prosecutors, SP Agwu Chukwu and Inspector Peter Nwangwu, said the offence was punishable under Sections 221 and 295 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2011.
The defendant’s plea was not taken.
He was represented by his counsel, Etim Timothy.
Chukwu asked the court to remand the defendant in prison pending legal advice from the DPP.
The Chief Magistrate granted the prosecutor’s request.
The matter was adjourned till September 24, 2014 for legal advice.