Ahead of judgment day, the defence and prosecution teams in the murder trial of a female lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, on Tuesday adopted their written addresses at an Oyo State High Court in Ibadan.
Yewande, a staff of the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, was arraigned for allegedly killing her husband, Oyelowo, by stabbing him to death.
Appearing before Justice Muktar Abimbola, Mr Leye Adepoju, who led a team of lawyers for the defendant, informed the court that the final written defence address was filed on June 15.
He said the defence team sought to adopt same as its final address.
According to Adepoju, the defence team prayed for the dismissal of the murder charge and acquittal of the defendant.
He told the court that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, arguing that the defendant should be discharged.
The state counsel, Mr Sanya Akinyele, also informed the court that the prosecution team submitted its final written address on June 30 and sought to adopt same.
Akinyele prayed the court to uphold the prosecution’s written address, saying it had proved the case against the defendant.
He urged the court to convict the defendant as charged having proved the case against her beyond reasonable doubt
Abimbola, who is also the Chief Judge of the state, admitted the written addresses of both parties and adjourned the case for judgement.
The chief judge, who said parties and other stakeholders would be contacted on the date fixed for judgement, commended counsel for both parties for the maturity and cooperation displayed during the trial.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) recalls that Yewande was accused of stabbing her 38-year-old husband to death in their rented apartment at Agodi area of Ibadan on Feb. 2, 2016.