Man Remanded for Stabbing Mother to Death in Ebonyi
A 30-year-old man, Oforbuike Damian, was arraigned before a magistrate’s court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on a one-count charge of murder. He is accused of stabbing his aged mother, Mrs. Onyema Damian, in Ohatekwe village on March 19, 2026. The Police Prosecutor stated that Damian used a knife to inflict a fatal wound in his mother’s back. In court, the defendant said he attacked her after she refused to bathe him. He offered no legal defence or representation. Chief Magistrate Chinedu Agama ruled that the court lacked jurisdiction to try the offence. Damian was remanded in a correctional centre. The case file and exhibits will be sent to the Department of Public Prosecution for further advice. The matter was adjourned to April 9, 2026.
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