A teenage girl was on Friday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for the alleged murder of a 27-year-old man, Abraham Umaru.
The 16-year-old appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A. O. Adedayo, on a two counts of conspiracy and murder.
Her plea was not taken and was remanded at the Special Correctional Centre for Girls in Idi-Araba, Mushin, Lagos.
Adedayo directed that the case file be sent to the state Director of Public Prosecutions for advice, News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Earlier, the police prosecutor, Chinalu Uwadione, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on August 7 at Cele Bus Stop, Ijanikin, on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
He alleged that the accused shot Umaru in the head, noting that the offence contravened sections 223 and 233 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
The case was adjourned till September 5, 2018 for the DPP’s advice.
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