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etcsines:
@titiloyeblog.com

An Ikeja high court on Tuesday sentenced a 36-year-old woman, Stella Gilbert, to death for stabbing her neighbor, Mrs. Stella Godwin, to death during a fight at their residence in Ajegunle, Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fight was over a bench in the premises of their single room apartments also known as ‘face’me-I-face you’.

The fight was caused by an argument over who should be using the bench belonging to their former neighbor.

Justice Raliatu Adebiyi sentenced Gilbert after dismissing her claim of self-defense.

The judge held that the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

“The defendant, in this case, used a knife on the deceased; by any standard, a knife is a lethal weapon.

“The evidence of PW2 (Prosecution Witness 2), the cousin of PW1 (the deceased’s husband), and that of PW3, the female police officer, was that the deceased was stabbed on the chest.

“The coroner’s report tendered in evidence by PW4 confirmed that the deceased was stabbed on the chest.

“The chest is where the heart is; the defendant, by stabbing the deceased on the chest, a very fragile part of the body, clearly intended to cause the most harm to her.

“The death of the deceased occurred as a result of a grievous injury caused by the defendant. The defendant is culpable of the offense of murder,” she said.

The judge remarked that a lot of cases in courts were caused by animosity and violence due to individuals living in close proximity in the metropolis.

She said that the situation called for improvement in social housing in Lagos State.

She said: “From the evidence, the fight took place in a room; though no evidence was given about the size of the room, it could not have been a very large room.

“The evidence was that the deceased and the defendant lived in a house consisting of rooms occupied by families popularly called ‘face-me-I-face-you’.

“It is worrisome that the level of violence, unnecessary animosity and death, which occur among our citizens as a result of living together in close proximity without sufficient personal space and boundaries, remain unabated.

“There is clearly a need to improve social housing and living conditions.

“The court hopes that this message will be conveyed to the necessary authorities through prosecutors who have the responsibility to prosecute these cases and should be able to provide vital statistics,” she urged.

Following the conviction of the Gilbert, her counsel, Mr Y. E. Yusuf prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.

“The defendant has been in detention for six years; during that time, she lost both parents and her brother. She is in her late 30s and unmarried, she has gone through a lot.

“She was not harboring the intent to murder when the incident occurred.

“I want my lord to temper justice with mercy and refrain from giving the defendant the maximum sentence,” Yusuf urged.

However, the judge passed a death sentence on Gilbert.

“The defendant, Stella Gilbert, is hereby sentenced to death. May God that grants life have mercy on your soul,” she said.

On hearing the sentence, Gilbert collapsed on the dock. Wailing loudly, she said, “Please ma, temper justice with mercy, why me oh, only me…”

In her tears, she was led out of the courtroom and had to be carried by a mobile policeman and a prison warden out of the court complex to avoid disruption of proceedings in other courtrooms due to the commotion.

NAN reports that during the trial, four witnesses – the husband of the deceased, the brother-in-law of the deceased, the investigating police officer and the coroner – testified for the prosecution.

The defendant testified alone in her defense.

According to the state counsel, Mrs. O. R. Ahmed-Muili, the convict murdered Godwin, mother of three, on June 22, 2013, at No. 59, Ojora St., Ajegunle, Lagos.

The convict stabbed the deceased on the chest and arm with a knife during a fight.

NAN reports that murder contravenes Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2011 and is punishable with death by hanging.


source: https://www.titiloyeblog.com/2019/05/woman-sentenced-to-death-for-killing.html

somadinho10:
Mama thank your stars that gun was a local Dane gun made in awka

Wiseandtrue:
In a nut shell Igboka was killed for doing the right thing which our Nigerian police could not enforce

They allowed Igboka to do their work for them as if the man is collecting their salary

Igboka died a patriotic death and should be honoured as such!

Nigerian police should wake up from their slumber!!! Or whose work is it to protect lives and properties

gistfever:
@Gistvic.com

A funny photo as been going round the internet of two kids dressed in a funny costume and was asked to go home by their teacher. Gistvic Reports.

Whats wrong with the costume??

Source: https://www.gistvic.com/2019/03/how-two-kids-dressed-for-their-career.html

gistfever:
@Gistvic.com

A funny photo as been going round the internet of two kids dressed in a funny costume and was asked to go home by their teacher. Gistvic Reports.

Whats wrong with the costume??

Source: https://www.gistvic.com/2019/03/how-two-kids-dressed-for-their-career.html

contigiency:
Buhari is the most honest politician we have in Nigeria. None of the past presidents from 1999 to 2015 would have allowed this kind of free playing ground where opposition is winning as it is happening now. Well, Nigeria is the ultimate winner.

post=76544860:
Lol , make una dey see dis one o!
Mr Mature!!
Una for no mature now,
after over 500,000 votes difference!
Yeye dey smell!
Orisisri something.......

Anyways, what do u know sef?!

haffaze777:
Atiku is a confirm thief

Mophasa:
A twitter user shared a photo of what he ordered online vs what he got delivered ,lol.


https://www.viewsnaija.com/2019/02/see-what-man-ordered-online-and-what-he.html?m=1

Bigmugu:
A lady has committed suicide after years of giving out threats to kill herself and go join her twin in heaven.

The friends of the 24-year-old lady identified as O’tega Kehinde Grace, have been thrown into mourning after the alleged suicide.

Tega was said to have drunk a poisonous substance, yesterday, at their Mafoluku residence in Lagos.

According to her friends, the deceased had a history of talking about going to join her twin, Taiwo, in heaven, anytime she’s feeling sad.

A chat shared by someone who interacted with her boyfriend also indicates that days before taking her own life, she complained about her parents.

Photos Below :

Gist via :- https://nairatrend.com.ng/lady-commits-suicide-after-threatening-to-go-join-her-twin-in-heaven/

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Blinkers:


It was looting galore for the previous PDP government!

Imagine what the money would have done for social infrastructure, education and economic empowerment.

Sadly, the present government may not be different. Theirs, will also be exposed when they are out of power.

Forget it, Nigeria is gone!!!

Philpham:
Nigerian men are pigs both in behavior and physically, they are so dirty and smelly, their arm pit is even worse, smells like a dead rat

Baawaa:
maybe the guy is fasting

Splinz:


Just when someone nearly kill another person yesterday with his own.

2extremes:
Please, I would like the good people of nairaland to assist me with any type of browsing phone. I was robbed 2 days ago and my phone was collected.
I am a job seeker and I need to be online often to check my mails and read news.
I have been borrowing my neighbor's phone and he will soon travel home for election.
I can be reached on 08081473539

Metamo4sis22:
I don't see the reason why we can sacrifice above a million to buy a car and you can not sacrifice not up to 4% of the cost of the car to install a reliable GPS Tracker... It takes grace to recover such. God will intervene.

sureheaven:
No wonder Davido called this fat for nothing gluttonous idiot his boy.

Dele you need to go refurbish your brain, this one is polluted and damaged like a cracked CD.

sureheaven:
No wonder Davido called this fat for nothing gluttonous idiot his boy.

Dele you need to go refurbish your brain, this one is polluted and damaged like a cracked CD.

dguyindcorner:
Jokes on all of you that believe APC actually erected that. Some of you even believe they pay 250k/250m for it.

Zombies believe everything.

abbaapple:



Useless and cursed party!!! Spits

SEONaijaExpert:
So much division and factions in PDP

They're never united

Kagawa10:
Yeye. The way the white communities would be laughing at such show of shame. No initiative at all except spewing dumb baseless metaphors and counter attacking the present regime in the name of answering question. Nothing like factual answers! Such Kindergarten level and lack of decorum.

No way would we have two dullards vying for the position 1 and 2 in the country.

vaiwize:
Simon don tey 4 dis business



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Location PH..

Princeikeka:
Say your mind, no man is an island. We all can learn together.
Purpose of this thread is to learn from business gurus as well as every responsible man out there hustling to meet ends means.

DonFreshmoney:
So where are all the people comment you say reacted? OP, take your time.. u should at least summarise the comments. Lazy guy, busy giving us link to click.

nanauju:
Wait o, this full blown bearded man just an adult??
When she says 'adult', does she mean he's now old enough to get off her roof? Or he just clocked 18 or 21 which one?? Cuz I'm confused

Hotfreezer:
Remember those people whose ancestors died of starvation and kwashiokor, if they saw bread and beans, their ancestors would not have died like flies.