Samuel Adeniyi, a security guard, was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility on Monday after he was accused of using a sledgehammer to reportedly shatter Morolake Sunday’s head in the Lekki Phase 1 neighborhood of Lagos State.
After Adeniyi, 33, was brought to court on one count of murder, Magistrate Patrick Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrate’s Court ordered that he be remanded.
According to Thomas Nurudeen, the police prosecutor, the event took place on August 10, 2023, at 33 Audu Ekpa Street in Lekki Phase 1 of Lagos State.
The defendant allegedly stated that his partner was cheating on him and that he was never sexually fulfilled.
The deceased, a nanny, left the child she was watching on the day of the incident and went to meet with another man, claiming she was going to buy recharge cards, it was revealed in court.
Adeniyi allegedly waited for hours before returning, it was further revealed.
They got into a heated argument that turned into a brawl as he attempted to grill her about why it took her so long to return home, and he accidently hit her in the head with a sledgehammer.