A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital has discharged one of the four boys, Wariz Oladeinde accused of killing and burning the head of one Sofiat Okeowo for money rituals in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Recall that Sofiat was killed and her head cut off, burnt for money ritual in Oke Aregba area of Ogun State by her former and current boyfriends, Mustakeem Balogun and Soliu Majekodunmi.
While arrested, the boys said they wanted to burn the head for money rituals, saying they had seen the procedure on Facebook.
Arrested alongside the two were Oladeinde and Abdulgafar Lukman.
Earlier, the teenagers were arraigned and remanded in the Oba Correctional Centre for killing Okeowo.
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The teenagers were arrested on January 28, 2022, at Oke-Aregba, Kugba.
However, Chief Magistrate I. O. Abudu has discharged 17-year-old Oladeinde on legal advice received from the state Director of Public Prosecutions.
Abudu said no charge was recorded against Oladeinde in the legal advice, adding that the judgement was based on police investigation which proved Oladeinde’s innocence.
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The prosecution had alleged that the four teenagers conspired to kill the victim.
Further hearing of the charges against the three remaining teenagers was adjourned till April 22.
