A chief magistrates’ court in Benue on Thursday ordered that a 41-year-old carpenter, Terwase Ude, be remanded at the Nigeria Correctional Service Centre, Makurdi, for allegedly beating one Teryila Aperegh to death.

Mr Ude, who lives at Central Deke Village in Konshisha Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue, was charged with criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide.

However, the chief magistrate, Kelvin Mbanongun, did not take his plea for want of jurisdiction.

Mr Mbanongun adjourned the matter until January 30, 2024, for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Insp. Godwin Ato told the court that the case was transferred from the Divisional Police Headquarter, Tse-Agberagba in Konshisha LGA, to the State CID, Makurdi, on November  22 via a letter.

Mr Ato said the letter stated that on November 16, information was received by the police that Mr Ude, who was the youth leader of the Central Deke Village, had conspired with some youths to kill a man.

The prosecutor said the defendant was said to have conspired with three others, Saater Mzahan, Udo Agber, Aondowase Tsekan, and others at large, to accuse the deceased of stealing yams and beat him to death using sticks, cable wires and other dangerous weapons.

The prosecutor said the defendant was arrested during a police investigation while others were still at large.

He said the offences contravened sections 97 and 222 of the penal code laws of Benue, 2004.

(NAN)