Ofuamaka, 39, over the alleged killing of one Osagie Aisagbonbuomwan,
a truck driver, in Benin.
Ofumaka, a corporal attached to the police Special Protection Unit,
allegedly shot Aisagbonbuomwan last Saturday, around Ramat Park, in
the Ikpoba Hill area of the state capital, for a yet-to-be ascertained
reasons.
The accused was remanded in prison by an Ogbeson Chief Magistrate 's
Court sitting at Ikpoba Hill, Benin, as the presiding Chief
Magistrate, Jonathan Ogbeide, declined jurisdiction to hear the matter
due to what he described as the nature of the offence.
According to the prosecution, the killer cop and another, now at
large, allegedly committed the offence which is punishable under
sections 324 and 316 of the Criminal Code.
The court ordered that the accused's case file be duplicated and
forwarded to the Edo State Director of Public Prosecution for legal
advice.
The defendant's plea was not taken by the court.
The magistrate adjourned the case till March 7, 2014 pending the Edo DPP advice.
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