Sunday Adefonou Anani, the 22-year-old Togolese cook suspected to have murdered Opeyemi Badamosi, the chairman of Credit Switch Technology, has allegedly died in custody.
Anani was charged with a one count of murder, which was committed on October 31, 2018, at Badamosi’s resident at 3b, Onikoyi Lane, Parkview Estate Ikoyi Lagos.
Vanguard reports that the deceased was remanded in prison custody by an Igbosere Magistrates’Court in Lagos, on November 12.
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His case was adjourned till December 18, pending the issuance of legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
Legit.ng gathers that Anani's counsel, got a message on Wednesday morning, November 28, that that the 22-year-old cook has passed away while in custody.
Details of the circumstances surrounding his death has not been released yet.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a prosecution witness, Umar Muhammed, told an FCT high court ,Maitama that he saw several wounds on the body of Bilyaminu, the deceased son of former PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Halliru.
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Muhammed, who was testifying in the culpable murder case against Maryam Sanda, accused of allegedly killing Bilyaminu.
Muhammed, said he got a call from Bilyaminu’s family member at 5 a.m. on November 19, 2017, informing him that Bilyaminu had died.
He said that he drove other family members to the Maitama police station and also to the Maitama General Hospital where the corpse of the deceased was retrieved from the morgue.
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