A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Akure, Ondo State has ordered that a labourer, Sunday Isong, who allegedly st2bbed his neighbour to d3ath, be

remanded in Olokuta Custodial Centre.

The Chief Magistrate, Sunday Adedapo,  gave the order on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 when the defendant was brought before him over the allegation of stabbing one Friday Dodam with a sharp kitchen knife, leading to his d3ath.

Isong, whose address was not given was brought to court on a charge of m8rder.

According to the Police prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, Isong committed the offence at 9:30 p.m. on September 5, at Alagoke via Ala-Elefosan, Akure, in the Ondo State Magisterial district.

Akintimehin alleged that Isong,25, st@bbed the 24-year old deceased, Dodam in the chest with a kitchen knife during an argument over the use of his touchlight while Isong was peeling an orange.

The prosecutor said that the deceased d!ed on the way to the hospital and was confirmed d2ad by a doctor at the hospital.

The offence, he said, contravened the provisions of Section 319 and is punishable under Section 316 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

The defendant, who has no legal representation, admitted to the crime, claiming he was provoked by Dodam’s use of the flashlight while he was in his house peeling an orange.

Chief Magistrate Adedapo ordered the remand of the defendant, claiming that the defendant’s confession to the crime provided probable cause to remand him.

The magistrate ordered that the case file be transferred to the state’s  DPP for advice and adjourned the case to December 30, 2025 for mention.