An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday remanded a 39-year-old, Musa Jatto, in Agodi Prison for the alleged murder of his father.
The Chief Magistrate, Kehinde Durosaro-Tijani, remanded the accused pending the legal opinion from the Director of Public Prosecution.
Durosaro-Tijani adjourned the case till July 6 for mention.
The Prosecutor, Corporal Folake Ewe, had told the court that the accused macheted his father, Abdullahi Jatto, 57, on the neck to death.
Ewe said the offence was committed on May 25, at about 5.30am at Adeoje Estate, Apata, Ibadan, where the accused lived with his parent.
She said the offence contravened Section 316 of Criminal Code, Laws of Oyo State 2000, and punishable under Section 319 of the code.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that no plea was taken.
NAN.