23rd November, 2017
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
The Lagos State Government through the State Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice has commenced the prosecution of a Cameroonian murder suspect, Leudjou Joel at the State High Court, Igbosere.
The 21 year old male house cleaner is being arraigned for stabbing to death his employer, Miss Dayo Eniola at her residence at 15, Prince Tayo Adesanya Street, Park View Estate, Ikoyi on 20th December 2016.
The murder suspect was arraigned on Monday 20th November 2017 before Justice Akintoye of the State High Court, Igbosere.
At the hearing of the matter on Monday, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Adeniji Kazeem, who is leading the prosecution, stated that the Suspect is being arraigned for murder, while requesting the Suspect be remanded in prison custody pending commencement of the trial, because of the heinous nature of the crime for which the Suspect is being arraigned.
Justice Akintoye, subsequently ordered Mr Leudjou Joel be remanded in custody at the Ikoyi Prison pending commencement of trial on 18th January 2018.
It would be recalled that the story of the heinous murder of 33 year old, about to be married Dayo Eniola by her domestic house cleaner who stabbed her repeatedly for refusing to meet his request for a salary advance at Park View Estate residence, Ikoyi made newspaper headlines and generated many reactions across the country last year with the Family of the deceased and members of the public demanding for justice.