Judgement is to be delivered on February 27 in the case of a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death.
The judgement was earlier slated for February 13 but could not be delivered by Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) for undisclosed reasons.
Sonaike, thereafter, adjourned the judgment until February 27.
Ogundoro was arraigned on December 7, 2022, by the Lagos State Government on a four-count charge bordering on murder.
The prosecution alleged the defendant killed his wife, Chinyere, who had just returned from Scotland and her brother, Ifeanyi, by setting them ablaze.
The prosecution said the incident happened on April 1, 2022, at about 3.30 a.m., at House 5, Zone 7, Oteyi Garden Estate, Abule Ado in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos.
The state alleged that the defendant poured petrol on the bodies of his wife, his brother-in-law and the mattress and set them ablaze while they were asleep.
According to the prosecution, the alleged offences violated Sections 223 and 341 of the criminal law of Lagos State, 2015. (NAN)
