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Convict’s mother weeps as court sentences two to death for killing sex worker
Justice D.A. Onyefulu of the Onitsha High Court on Wednesday sentenced to death two convicts, Valentine Umezinwa and Emeka Okolonji, for the murder of a sex worker, Blessing Eze.
Before the judgment, Onyefulu listened to the cross-examination by the state counsel, N.S. Emeka, and the responses from prison officials, who testified to the good conduct of the convicts in correctional facilities.
The mother of one of the convicts, Emeka Okolonji, who wept bitterly in court, said her son planned to study abroad and never followed a bad gang.
In her ruling, Justice Onyefulu said counsel for the convicts had the option of appeal through the committee on the prerogative of mercy, adding that the state governor had the final say on the matter.
The judge said, “The counsel has not shown enough reason why justice should be tempered with mercy.”
Counsel for the state, Emeka, while speaking to our correspondent on the ruling, said justice had been served in the matter.
The defence counsel, C. C. Okeke, said he received the judgment with an open heart, stressing that his team would appeal the ruling.
The convicts were accused of killing Eze, a sex worker whom they lured, murdered and dumped her corpse around the DMGS axis of Onitsha.
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Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.
She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.
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She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.
April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.
The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.
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Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra
Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra
Gunmen believed to be affiliated with cult groups have fatally shot an individual at the bustling Aroma junction in Awka, the capital of Anambra State.
The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening, sparked chaos, prompting traders in the vicinity to hastily shutter their shops and flee for safety.
The victim, identified as a resident of Amudo Village in Awka, was reportedly a tricycle revenue collector who had previously worked as a Keke operator himself. According to a source, the assailants trailed him from the Ifite area of the state capital and executed him at close range at a filling station, a popular bus stop for buses and tricycles.
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Following the shooting, businesses in the area swiftly closed down, while roadside vendors abandoned their wares and fled. The surrounding roads quickly emptied as individuals deserted their vehicles and sought refuge on foot.
As of the time of reporting, the victim’s lifeless body remained at the filling station. Awka has been grappling with a surge in cult-related violence, with gangs perpetrating killings of their rivals in broad daylight.
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Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa
Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested Riba Kwanta, a 40-year-old man from Bode in the state’s Shelleng Local Government Area, in connection with the alleged gruesome murder of his wife, Godiya Akwale.
Kwanta allegedly hacked his wife to death before locking her body inside their home and escaping to Ondo State.
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They had been married for more than three years.
SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to our newspaper.
He assured that Kwanta would be prosecuted after the conclusion of investigation.
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