A septuagenarian , Emmanuel Ajasa , was on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for the murder of his nephew , whom he allegedly stabbed to death .

Ajasa , 73 , is to remain behind bars , pending receipt of legal advice from the office of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions , the Magistrate , Mrs . O. O.A . Fowowe -Erusiafe, ruled.

The plea of the accused was not taken.

Earlier , the Prosecutor , Sergeant Courage Ekhueorohan , said that the accused had committed the offence on February 11 at 10 .40 p . m . at No . 9, Kalejaiye St. , Lowa in Ikorodu , near Lagos .

He said that the septuagenarian , out of annoyance, had used a knife to stab the deceased , Adeniyi Oyebajo , 50 , who was trying to settle a dispute between his mother and the accused .

The offence violates Section 222 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 .

The case has been adjourned until March 19 .

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