Nigeria: Alleged Husband Killer - Court Grants Private Prosecution Request

25 May 2016

An Oyo State High Court has granted the appointment of an independent prosecutor to adjudicate the ongoing trial of a woman lawyer, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran, who allegedly stabbed her husband, Mr. Oyelowo Oyediran, to death on February 2 in Ibadan.

This came as the accused woman pleaded not guilty to the charge read to her.

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