A student of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN),
Mabel Bassey has been remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’
Court in Lagos for bathing her neighbour with hot water and killing him. Bassey
is to be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from the State Director of
Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Bassey, a resident of Surulere Street, Ojo, Lagos, was
arraigned before Magistrate Bola Folarin-Williams on a charge of murder. She
was alleged to have poured hot water on Efe Okotie on July 2 at their residence
which resulted in his death.
According to the prosecutor, Inspector Olatunde Kehinde, the
deceased had advised Bassey to desist from her promiscuous lifestyle which did
not go down well with her.
“Out of anger, she bathed the late Okotie with hot water. The
deceased died six days after the incident due to the severe burns he suffered
from the hot water,’’ he told the court.
The offence contravened Section 221 of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State 2011 which prescribes death sentence for offenders.
The case has been adjourned to Nov. 4.
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