Court sentences usher to death for killing girlfriend in Akwa Ibom 

Honourable Justice Ekpo Ntekim of the Akwa Ibom State High Court has convicted and sentenced 1 Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson, aged 33, to decease for sidesplitting his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga, successful Uyo and stealing her phone.

The convict, who was 1 of the ushers successful a new-generation religion successful Uyo, the authorities capital, was recovered blameworthy connected a two-count complaint of execution and stealing by the court.

He is to dice by hanging oregon lethal injection for murder.

It was gathered that the incidental occurred connected February 6, 2025, which was the convict’s birthday, astatine astir 7 a.m., erstwhile Nelson, who resided connected Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, visited his girlfriend, the precocious Emem Monday Effanga, astatine her residence located astatine No. 102 Aka Road, other NEPA Line, Uyo, to usage her telephone to station his day pictures connected societal media.

He, however, ended up struggling with her implicit the phone, slammed her caput against the partition and strangled her to death.

After committing the offence, Nelson fled with the deceased’s phone.

On February 8, 2025, helium was tracked to a religion located connected Nsikak Eduok Avenue, Uyo, during a vigil pro...