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Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by phemmyutd(m): 5:22pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the judgment
of a Lagos High Court sentencing a man, Nonso
Okeke to death for murder of one Chinwe Ofomatu
on October 28, 2004.
The Appeal Court in Lagos had earlier affirmed the
judgment of a lower court.
Okeke was convicted by the Lagos High Court on
April 13, 2010 for the offence of conspiracy to
commit murder and murder of Ofomatu at her
residence in House 18, A Close, Road 403, Festac
Town.
He was found guilty of the allegations, convicted
and sentenced to death by the Court.
Specifically, Okeke was convicted and sentenced to
death by the trial court for conspiracy and murder
contrary to Sections 324 and 319(1) of the Criminal
Code Act Cap 17, Laws of Lagos State, 2003.
Dissatisfied, Okeke approached the Court of Appeal
in Lagos and asked that the judgment of the lower
court be upturned.
But the appeal failed as the appellate court
dismissed the application.
Again, Okeke took his case before the Supreme
Court in Abuja and asked that the judgments of the
lower courts be upturned.
While arguing the case before the apex court, the
Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner
for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem had urged the
court to dismiss the appeal and uphold the
judgments of the lower courts.
Kazeem, who was represented by the Lagos State
Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs. Idowu Alakija
and Mr Justin Jacobs had argued that the appeal
was devoid of merit, and ought to be dismissed.
In its judgment, the apex court upheld the
arguments canvassed by the State Government,
and held that the appeal of Nonso Okeke lacked
merit.
The court, in the lead judgment delivered by
Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammed thereafter
dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of
the lower courts.
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Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by LONJITARLE(m): 5:26pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
they still give death sentences? thought is outdated? not easy at all.... |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by omenka(m): 5:27pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
Thank God it is between they themselves and the death sentence was initially passed in 2010 only to be upheld now- so tribal and religious bigots can give us some breathing space. That said, even though the victim's family would get closure by this, being tit for tat, I am more disposed to life sentence. Too bad for him. 3 Likes |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by Ikpewe: 5:28pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
That is final oga go answer your call |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by Nobody: 5:28pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
Jesus is Coming soon o
Please repent and turn away from your evil ways.
I am GIVEMEYANSH! |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by AkProsper(m): 5:56pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
Since 2010. Chai. RIP in advance 1 Like |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by csamii: 7:44pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
omenka: What's that suppose to mean? |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by espn(m): 8:43pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
Too bad! |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by jbbaba(m): 12:13am On Jan 24, 2016 |
RIP IN ADVANCE BRO. |
Re: Supreme Court Sentences Nonso Okeke To Death- by theshaderoom: 4:24pm On Jan 24, 2016 |
omenka: Spoken like an unrepentant tribal bigot... everyone is seeing death sentence but only you saw the names and the tribe those names belong to. Continue Y u did not just see them as Nigerians without lumping them to one tribe is what I will never understand sha! |
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