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A 22-year-old man, Mohammed Umar, has been remanded in Agodi correctional centre by an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly beating his opponent to death during a fight.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, on Monday, did not take the plea of Umar for want in jurisdiction.
She directed the police to return the case file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.
Adjourned the matter until Aug. 15, for mention.
Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Salewa Hammed, told the court that Umar on May 6, at about 2.30 a.m caused the death of one Dan Mallam , 23,
Hammed said Umar beat up Mallam during a fight at the Akinyele Trailer park in Ibadan.
He said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State 2000.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that If an opponent dies during the match with no foul play like hitting after the bell, no one gets arrested.
In 2019, a man died at Princes Georges County Hospital Center this morning, four days after another man beat him so badly he had bleeding on his brain and doctors induced a medical coma.
Netizens, however, reacted to what would happen as the man died during a fight.
According to Mark: “He was a warrior and knew the risks, he followed his passions and made a career out of it. Died too young.. But doing what he loved.”
Bundigang wonders: “Why would he be questioned and charged for a death he had no control of boxing is a dangerous sport man ??they shouldve stopped it Rip maxim ?”
Christopher Espinosa stated that, “It’s a sad story .. nobody wants to see a Boxer die.. there is a reason why you have trainers.. they are your safety net. They have to be the ones to step up & call it off. We have seen many trainers do exactly that.. some crying, holding, hugging the fighter as they stand in the ring.”
Diogo Pereira maintained that, “Everyone is entitled to their opinion but here’s the thing we all choose to justify some things over others. In this case this man couldn’t justify a boxers death to his son, would this same man have the same response to his son regarding a soldier dying in war?”