A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure has remanded a 32-year-old man, Sunday Abilewa, for allegedly killing his 68-year-old father, Abu Abilewa, over the refusal to buy him a motorcycle.
The incident reportedly occurred on December 31, 2024, at the residence of the deceased in Eberi Quarters, Isua Akoko, Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State.
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Abdulateef Suleiman, the suspect had requested a new motorcycle from his father, but the refusal led to an argument. In the heat of the altercation, the defendant allegedly strangled his father to death.

“The defendant allegedly approached the deceased to buy him a new motorcycle, but the deceased refused.
This led to an argument, during which the defendant grabbed the neck of his father, resulting in his death,” Suleiman told the court.
The prosecutor further disclosed that the defendant was allegedly under the influence of hard drugs at the time of the incident. Efforts by the defendant’s mother to rescue her husband were unsuccessful.
The offence contravenes Section 316 and is punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap 37, Vol. II, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.
Inspector Suleiman requested that the court remand the defendant in a custodial centre pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Presiding Magistrate Mrs. F.A. Akinboboye ordered that the defendant be remanded in custody and adjourned the case to February 25, 2025, for mention, pending advice from the DPP’s office.
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