The protracted case of the gruesome murder of Master Aniekan Idongesit Edet, a nine-year-old pupil of Lutheran Primary School (LPS), Itoko, Ibesikpo Asutan local government area of Akwa Ibom State, was at the weekend concluded by Justice Archibong Archibong of the State High Court, sitting in Uyo, the State capital. The long-running legal tussle since…
A Professor of Political Science and Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Salisu Ogbo Usman, has recommended the death penalty for Nigerians found guilty of corruption. The Rector also advocated that corrupt practices should be rated as a capital offence in Nigeria’s legal system so as to discourage people from embarking on the negative trend…
A 28-year-old man, Joseph Fekala, has been sentenced to death by hanging over the murder of 25-year-old Kate Oguoh. Fekala was arrested in July 2022 after he strangled Kate to death over a dispute regarding ₦50,000 that the deceased had given to him, and buried her corpse in his room at Okaka, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State…
The federal government, through the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has opposed a proposal by the Senate to amend Nigeria’s anti-terrorism law to impose the death penalty for kidnapping-related offences. Fagbemi warned that the proposal could undermine Nigeria’s cooperation with international partners in counter-terrorism efforts. He said countries that oppose…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the kidnapping of a 62-year-old retired ExxonMobil staff member, Idongesit Demas Udom, and the amputation of his hand after collecting a ₦5 million ransom. The convicts—Chinatu Iwe Abraham, 38, from Isiala Ngwa, Abia State; William ThankGod Sunday,…
The Ondo state high court in Akure has sentenced Dare Ojo, a commercial motorcyclist, to death by hanging over rape and murder of Zainab Adeyemo, an 11-year-old girl. Yemi Fasanmi, the trial judge, convicted Ojo on a two-count charge bordering on rape and murder. THE CRIMES The motorcyclist was said to have committed the crimes…
A bill seeking to abolish death penalty has passed the second reading at the house of representatives. The bill, sponsored by Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house, and six other lawmakers, seeks to amend section 33 (1) of the 1999 constitution. The aforementioned section stipulates that: “Every person has a right to life, and…
