A 37-year-old Matthew Isaac has been remanded to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre on allegations of murdering his wife, Mariam Awa.

The crime is said to have occurred on October 24, 2023, in the Igando area of Lagos State.

The dispute between Isaac and his wife stemmed from an argument over his decision to travel alone to his hometown to visit his ailing father.

ALSO READ: Police detain husband following suicide of ‘mummy be calming down’ boy’s mother

The altercation escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Isaac allegedly hit his wife’s head against a wall, resulting in her collapse.

Upon realizing that Mariam had passed away, Isaac contacted a friend, and together, they buried her in a shallow grave near their residence.

The accused was brought before Magistrate Linda Balogun at a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos State, facing a one-count charge of murder.

The police prosecutor, Chekwube Okeh, informed the court that the defendant’s actions violated Section 222 and were punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

Okeh requested the court to remand Isaac in the correctional centre until legal advice is received from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The charge outlined the accusation against Isaac, stating, “That you, Matthew Isaac, on October 24, 2023, around 12.15 am, at No. 15, Governor Road, Igando Oko Filling Station, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully kill the deceased, one Mariam Awa, by hitting her head on the wall, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”

ALSO READ: Emefiele: Court set to render judgment on fundamental rights suit on January 8

The defendant did not enter a plea, and Magistrate Balogun remanded him to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The case is scheduled for further proceedings on January 24, 2023.