COURT ADJOURNS TILL FEB 27, JUDGEMENT OF MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY BURNT WIFE, BROTHER-IN-LAW TO DEATH

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), on Thursday adjourned the verdict of a murder suspect, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death in Lagos.

The final hearing which was slated for today before Justice Sherifat Sonaike, could not proceed because, the judgement according to the court registrar, was not ready and could not be read.

The court however, adjourned the judgement till the 27th of February, 2025.

Ogundoro, 50, was arraigned on December 7, 2022, on a four-count charge of murder preferred against him by the Lagos State Government.

He was alleged to have killed his wife, Chinyere, who had just returned from Scotland, and her brother, Ifeanyi, by setting them ablaze.

The prosecution said the incident happened on April 1, 2022, at about 3.30am, at House 5, Zone 7, Oteyi Garden Estate Abule Ado, in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos state.

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The state alleged that the defendant poured petrol on the bodies of his wife and his brother-in-law, Ifeanyi, and the mattress and set them ablaze while asleep, which led to their death.

The offences committed contravened Sections 223 and 341, of the criminal law of Lagos State 2015.