Couple in prison for alleged murder of teenager

A couple, who allegedly caused the death of a teenager, has been remanded to a correctional facility on the orders of a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta, Lagos on Wednesday, pending legal advice.
Obinna, 33 and Chinenye Ezenwaka, 29, were charged by the Police on two counts of conspiracy and culpable homicide.
Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo did not take the plea of the couple and ordered thag they be remanded in Ikoyi and Kirikiri Custodial Centre pending legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions.
She adjourned the case until February 26.
Earlier, the Police prosecutor, Inspector Chinalu Uwadione told the court that the defendants committed the offence on January 16 about 8:20pm in Ojo, Lagos.
Uwadione told the court that the couple used a pestle to hit the 13-year-old girl, who was kept in their care.
Uwadione alleged on the couple hit the victim in the head in a fit of rage.
The offence, he said, contravened the provision of sections 223 and 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.