Court remands tenant for allegedly setting landlord’s house on fire

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By Guardian Nigeria

02 May 2024   |   3:17 p.m.

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court successful Ibadan, connected Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Dickson Peter, beryllium remanded successful a correction installation for allegedly mounting his landlord’s location connected fire.

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court successful Ibadan, connected Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Dickson Peter, beryllium remanded successful a correction installation for allegedly mounting his landlord’s location connected fire.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the constabulary charged the suspect with 2 counts of felony and arson.

The Magistrate, Mr M. Mudashiru, who did not instrumentality his plea owed to deficiency successful jurisdiction, ordered that helium beryllium remanded successful the Abolongo Correctional Facility, Oyo Town.

Mudashiru said the remand is pending ineligible proposal from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

He adjourned the substance until July 23, for mention.

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Femi Oluwadare, told the tribunal that Peter, connected April 18, astatine astir 12:30a.m, was alleged to person unlawfully acceptable occurrence to the House of his Landlord , Cepas Okeme and destroyed properties worthy N6.5 cardinal .

Oluwadare said that aft helium acceptable the gathering connected fire, it besides dispersed to the adjacent location spot belonging to Bose Ali ‘ F’ and besides destroyed spot worthy N3.5million .

He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 443 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.

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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court successful Ibadan, connected Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Dickson Peter, beryllium remanded successful a correction installation for allegedly mounting his landlord’s location connected fire.

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