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Twenty years after the inglorious Otokoto saga, which set Owerri, the Imo State Capital on fire, over the gruesome beheading of little Ikechukwu Okonkwo at the then Otokoto hotel, along Amakohia in Owerri, the proprietor of the said hotel, Chief Vincent Duru (alias Otokoto) has reportedly been hanged in the prison. He met the hangman last Sunday, report said.

A source informed Nigeria Newspoint, that Chief Otokoto, who was sentenced to death by hanging by an Imo State High Court in 1996 presided over then by Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, was allegedly hanged last Sunday after the Imo State government, reportedly approved the execution warrant. It was not confirmed who in particular signed the death warrant as at press time.
It could be recalled, that the heartless murder of little (boy), Okonkwo in 1996 triggered massive uprising by the residents of Owerri, the state capital, which resulted to the arrest of Chief Otokoto and his son, Obicheozor, in connection with the heinous crime which was ascribed to rituals at the time.
Investigations carried out then revealed that the then famous Otokoto hotel was housing many shallow graves, that led to the masses setting the hotel on fire and government confiscated the premises, while naming the street after the slain, Ikechukwu Okonkwo.

Chief Otokoto and his son were nabbed and after two years of strenuous legal trials, the court condemned the duo to death by hanging. His son, Obicheozor was then executed among other culprits by firing squad.
The death sentence was appealed by the accused persons and after 18 years of legal fireworks, the appellant court upheld the judgment of the lower court.
Chief Duru (Otokoto) had been remanded at the Port-Harcourt Federal Prison, but was said to have been finally executed last Sunday after the state government was said to have given consent for the Umudim Community in Ikeduru Local Government Area born business mogul, who owned the then Otokoto Pharmacy at Douglas Road in Owerri, to be hanged.

Nigeria Newspoint investigation further revealed that Imolites who heard of the recent reported execution of Chief Duru who was over 60 years by the time he was jailed, expressed surprise that he was still alive after several reports and speculations that he had long been hanged in the prison.

http://nigerianewspoint.com/otokoto-chief-vincent-duru-dies-hanging-20yrs-ikechukwu-okonkwo-beheaded/

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Good riddance

Lol


Did he shyyt himself?

I heard about this story when i was little, cant believe it is still on,

Have they killed reverenge King yet??

Sad state of our judiciary...judgement 20yrs after.

No hiding place for the wicked. Good riddance.

I could remember this story well. Hope someone will not see him roaming the street of Dubai one day because I don't trust some of our law enforcements when dealing with rich man justice.

Until justice is upheld to the end, nigeria like this, nigeria would never be a bettter place

Nigeria government no sabi make money through tourism... do u know that Otokoto can generate #1m daily for impolite ? put him in museum gallery, feed him like animal and watch people paying thousands just to see famous Otokoto... Yeah as ogun state is generating billions through skull mining

After 20 what? So them go still hang Rev. King aka His Holiness after all this delay?

Who is iroko otokoto again? Flat headz and their way of naming sha

After 20 years? I remembered how everybody was talking about it then in Owerri. There's one guy called 'Larry' too.

What tha fukc!

One hard-working jew has been hanged!


When re they going to hang Nnamadi Kalu for treason?

Buhary & APC government too bloody.

I don't know what to comment sef. Meanwhile, others like him are still roaming about the streets including the killers of the seven year old boy

The guy is not a muslim obviously . . .

nigeria can frustrate ur lyf ...gosh afta al dz years he was stil in jail nd am sure he wud av had high hopes dat afta 20 long years in jail he wud be granted presidential pardon ...at the end it stil a death sentence ...so wat was d delay al dz years??

At last, justice was served.

Justice served

OK o meanwhile guys let's say u are arrested ad d judge gives u 2 options option 1: 40yrs in jail option 2:stay in jail until arsenal win uefa champions league what will u choose?

I think i saw this man yesterday. I'm not sure though.

Gory tales like this can only emanate from Igboland

From Indonesia to Malaysia to Nigeria. Repping fantastically home and away

Sibrah:
The guy is not a muslim obviously . . .

Look at where your reasoning took you too.

You outrightly deserved to be hung also.