A 23-year-old tailor, Faith Adeola, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing a middle-aged man, Gbenga Olotu, to death.

The defendant, who was arraigned on one count of murder, had on May 10, 2025, in Ikese community, Oka-Akoko, Akoko North West Local Council Area of Ondo State, allegedly wrestled a knife from the deceased during a fistfight.

Adeola, popularly known as ‘Chelsea’, and Olotu, who he regarded as a street brother, had engaged in a heated argument over a missing stabiliser with the latter, who was said to be under the influence of hard drugs attempted to stab the former and his wife with a knife but managed to collect the knife and subsequently stabbed him in the chest.

With the deceased bleeding profusely, he was rushed to a medical centre, where he was pronounced dead, after which the incident was reported to the Oka-Akoko Police Division, where the case was thereafter transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Akure, the state capital.

The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Folashade Adeyemi, informed the court that the offence contravened Sections 316 and 319 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, Nigeria, 2006.

The charge read, “Faith Adeola ‘m’, on May 10, 2025, at about 2:30, at Ikese community, Oka-Akoko, in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did unlawfully stab one Olotu Gbenga ‘m’ a.k.a. ‘Zagazar” with a knife in his chest and also hit him with wood on his body, which resulted in his death.”

With the defendant’s plea not taken, Adeyemi prayed the court to remand Adeola to the correctional centre pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).

The defence counsel sought an adjournment to enable them to react to the application sought by the prosecution.

The magistrate, Mrs R.I. Adelakin, therefore adjourned the case till May 29 for the hearing of the application and ruling, with the defendant subsequently remanded at the SCID, Akure.