A husband was remanded to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre on Monday, Dec. 18 for the alleged murder of his wife, Mariam Awa.
37-year-old Matthew Isaac is alleged to have committed the crime on October 24, 2023, in the Igando area of Lagos State.
Isaac and his wife had an argument over his decision to travel to his hometown alone to see his ailing father.
The argument turned physical and he hit her head against a wall which caused her to slump.
Isaac, discovering that she had died, called his friend and together they buried her in a shallow grave close to their house.
Isaac was brought before Magistrate Linda Balogun sitting before a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos State, on a one-count of murder.
The police prosecutor, Chekwube Okeh, told the court that the offence committed by the defendant was contrary to Section 222 and punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
She prayed the court to remand the defendants to the correctional centre pending the outcome of legal advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
The charge read, “That you, Matthew Isaac, on October 24, 2023, around 12.15 am, at No. 15, Governor Road, Igando Oko Filling Station, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully kill the deceased, one Mariam Awa, by hitting her head on the wall, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”
The plea of the defendant was not taken.
The magistrate remanded the defendant to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the DPP.
Magistrate Balogun adjourned the case till January 24, 2023, for the DPP advice.