- Artisan Remanded for Allegedly Rap|ng, K|lling Grandmother
- Toheed is a carpenter from Ore in Odigbo Local Council Are
- Defence counsel Benjamin Adeyanju requested an adjournment to file a counter-affidavit
An artisan, Ahmed Toheed, has been remanded by a magistrate court in Ondo State for allegedly rap|ng and k|lling his 64-year-old grandmother, Mulikat Sanni.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Toheed, a carpenter from Ore in Odigbo Local Council Area, is alleged to have committed the crime on September 29, 2025, at around 10:00 pm at Onisere Street, Ore. According to the police prosecutor, Augustine Omhenimhen, the defendant accused his grandmother of witchcraft and blamed her for his misfortunes.
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Omhenimhen stated that Toheed allegedly strangled the victim and had unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
The charge sheet reads in part: “That you, Ahmed Toheed, male, on September 29, 2025, at about 10 p.m., at Onisere Street, Ore, in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did unlawfully strangle one Mulikat Sanni, female, aged 64 years, to death. And did unlawfully have carnal knowledge of her, thereby committing offences contrary to and punishable under Sections 319 and 358 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37, Vol. 1, Laws of Ondo State, 2006.”
Due to the capital nature of the offences, the court did not take the defendant’s plea. The prosecutor requested that Toheed be remanded pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Defence counsel Benjamin Adeyanju requested an adjournment to file a counter-affidavit.
Presiding Magistrate Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi ordered Toheed’s remand at the State CID and adjourned the matter until October 13, 2025, for further hearing.
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