Tag: hanging
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2 men to die by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti
The Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday sentenced two men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants, Olusegun Folorunso, 53, and Ajayi Dele, 51, were arraigned before Justice Olusegun
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2 to die by hanging for kidnapping in Taraba
The Chief Judge of Taraba, Justice Joel Agya, on Friday sentenced Yusufa Adamu and Adamu Abdullahi to death by hanging for kidnapping Balkisu Kambe and Maryam Musa in Gashaka Local Government Area. Agya, while delivering the judgement in Jalingo, said the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
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Court sentences pastor to death by hanging for killing choir mistress, others
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has sentenced the General Overseer of the Alter of Solution and Healing Assembly in Oyigbo Local Council, Pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor to death by hanging for killing three people, including his choir mistress, he allegedly impregnated.
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Killers of UNILORIN student sentenced to death by hanging
After one and half year legal tussle, an Ilorin High Court on Tuesday sentenced killers of Olajide Blessing Omowumi, a 300 level student of the University of Ilorin, to death by hanging.
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Witchcraft: Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing daughters
A High Court sitting in Akamkpa, Cross River has sentenced Ayanime Udo to death by hanging for killing his twin daughters on allegation of being witches. Delivering judgment on the case with suit number HK/6C/2018, Justice Agnes Onyebueke said; “Udo’s act is satanic, demonic, and beyond human comprehension.’’ She held that the defendant had willfully…
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Court sentences man to death by hanging for culpable homicide
Court sentences man to death by hanging for culpable homicide
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Five to die by hanging for kidnap, murder in Rivers
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced five persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering Mr. Anthony Okoro. The five defendants out of seven persons in suit number PHC/324/2017, are Oluchi Charles, Miracle Anumuna, Ifeanyi Simon, Koko Basset and Uchenna Stanley Amaechi. They were convicted on the 10 charges preferred…
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Ondo pastor sentenced to death by hanging for murder
An Ondo State based Pastor, Kolawole Samson, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing one Ayo Olaniyi at a village near Okeigbo area of the state. The late Olaniyi was said to have in March 2016, gone to hunt frogs alongside three others at a fish pond owned by Pastor Kolawole. Pastor Kolawole…
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Man to die by hanging for killing Uber driver
The High Court of the Federal High Court in Nyanya, Abuja on Thursday sentenced one Obinna Echianu to death for killing an Uber driver identified as Edwin Ali in Abuja on December 26, 2016. Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Kekemeke convicted 42-year-old Echianu for armed robbery and culpable homicide. But the judge discharged and acquitted Echanu’s…
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Lekan Shonde to die by hanging for beating wife to death
An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 51-year-old dockworker, Lekan Shonde, to death by hanging for beating his 39-year-old wife, Ronke, to death at their Egbeda, Lagos residence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Josephine Oyefeso found Lekan guilty of murder in a two and a half hours judgment on Friday which…