Man arrested for killing his friend and dismembering his body

A 27-year old Fatai Afobaje has been hauled to court for allegedly killing and dismembering his friend's body. Afobaje who lives at 332 Oko Agbonla Irese Village in Magbon, a suburb of Lagos, killed his friend at about 1:00 am at his residence.
His close friend Rafiu Sulaimon ,44, was on a visit. The accused allegedly cut-off the head and hands of the friend Rafiu using a knife. 'The victim had gone to visit his friend and on getting there, the security man at the of the accused allegedly charmed Sulaimon which rendered him unconscious.

'Sulaiman was carried into the room where Afobaje chopped off his head and hands before he buried his trunk.' When some policemen conducted a search into the premises of the accused, they discovered the chopped-off parts of the deceased where they were buried.

The wife of the deceased was able to identify her murdered husband when she saw his wedding ring on one of the chopped-off fingers inside a calabash in Afobaje's home. The offences, the court noted, contravened Sections 221 and 231of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
According to NAN, Section 221 prescribes capital punishment for murder.

The Magistrate, Mr A.O. Komolafe, ordered that the accused should be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons pending advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The case has been adjourned to June 22.