An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Dickson Peter, be remanded in a correction facility for allegedly setting his landlord’s house on fire.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police charged the defendant with two counts of felony and arson.
The Magistrate, Mr M. Mudashiru, who did not take his plea due to lack of jurisdiction, ordered that he be remanded in the Abolongo Correctional Facility, Oyo Town.
Mudashiru said the remand is pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
He adjourned the matter until July 23, for reference.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Femi Oluwadare, told…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
