An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sent for
psychiatric evaluation a nursing mother, Oluwafunmilayo Adisa,
suspected of killing her baby.
Magistrate (Mrs) K. O. Doja-Ojo remanded Adisa, 22, at the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), following an
application by the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender
(OPD).
The OPD is representing the suspect pro bono.
Its Director, Dr Babajide Martins, applied that Adisa be sent to
and remanded at LASUTH “for psychiatric evaluation to help
determine the state of her mental health.”
He based his application on Section 217 (3) of Lagos State
Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), 2015.
Magistrate Doja-Ojo granted the prayer and adjourned till June
26, for the outcome of the tests.
Adisa is suspected by the police to have drowned her
one-and-a-half-year old daughter, Oluwanifemi, in a bucket of
water.
According to a temporary charge marked C/42d/2020 attached to
the OPD’s application, “Adisa Oluwafunmilayo on May 11, 2020 at
about 2020 hours at Plot 222, 21/211 Road Gowon Estate, Alimosho
Local Government Area (LGA) Lagos… unlawfully killed one Adisa
Oluwanifemi, female, aged one and a half years, by drowning her in
a bucket of water and thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”
It was signed by Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Yetunde
Cardoso.
Speaking afterwards, Martins said the OPD is representing Adisa
in line with its statutory responsibility of providing free legal
service for the indigent and vulnerable.
He said OPD came to her rescue by providing free legal
representation and ensuring that the suspect was timely moved from
the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti to the Federal
Psychiatric Hospital, Oshodi as an out- patient pending her
arraignment for further judicial action.
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sent for
psychiatric evaluation a nursing mother, Oluwafunmilayo Adisa,
suspected of killing her baby.
Magistrate (Mrs) K. O. Doja-Ojo remanded Adisa, 22, at the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), following an
application by the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender
(OPD).
The OPD is representing the suspect pro bono.
Its Director, Dr Babajide Martins, applied that Adisa be sent to
and remanded at LASUTH “for psychiatric evaluation to help
determine the state of her mental health.”
He based his application on Section 217 (3) of Lagos State
Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), 2015.
Magistrate Doja-Ojo granted the prayer and adjourned till June
26, for the outcome of the tests.
Adisa is suspected by the police to have drowned her
one-and-a-half-year old daughter, Oluwanifemi, in a bucket of
water.
According to a temporary charge marked C/42d/2020 attached to
the OPD’s application, “Adisa Oluwafunmilayo on May 11, 2020 at
about 2020 hours at Plot 222, 21/211 Road Gowon Estate, Alimosho
Local Government Area (LGA) Lagos… unlawfully killed one Adisa
Oluwanifemi, female, aged one and a half years, by drowning her in
a bucket of water and thereby committed an offence punishable under
Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.”
It was signed by Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Yetunde
Cardoso.
Speaking afterwards, Martins said the OPD is representing Adisa
in line with its statutory responsibility of providing free legal
service for the indigent and vulnerable.
He said OPD came to her rescue by providing free legal
representation and ensuring that the suspect was timely moved from
the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti to the Federal
Psychiatric Hospital, Oshodi as an out- patient pending her
arraignment for further judicial action.