Nigeria: School Shut, Ekiti Judiciary to Decide Fate of Student in Juju Murder

10 December 2018

Ado-Ekiti — The Ekiti State police command yesterday said the fate of the student of Ado Grammar School, Ekiti, Kehinde Timilehin, who stabbed his colleague, Favour Matthew, to death on Thursday would be determined by the Director of Public Prosecutor (DPP).

Timilehin, a Senior Secondary School (SSS 3) student on Thursday stabbed the victim to death during a juju contest. Favour died at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital after receiving machete cuts from the suspect.The suspect had since been detained at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the police headquarters in Ado Ekiti, the capital city.

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