A 20-year-old man, Aliyu Ndalolo, has been remanded by an FCT High Court in Apo whilst in Kuje prison for a culpable homicide after he allegedly stabbed and strangled his mother.
Aliyu, a resident of Light Well Estate, Utako, is standing trial on a charge of culpable homicide to which he pleaded not guilty.
The prosecutor, Mr. Shuaibu Labaran, stated that the defendant committed the alleged offence on June 13, 2016.
“Aliyu stabbed his mother, Maryam Ndalolo, with a kitchen knife and then strangled her to death.”
The prosecutor added that the defendant dumped the body at a refuse site hidden in a bag at Jabi, where it was later discovered.
The offence, he said, contravenes Section 221(b) of the Penal Code and is punishable by death.
Justice Idris Kutigi adjourned the case till April 30 for hearing.