Elozino Ogege: Court reserves judgement after 7-year trial

A Delta State High Court sitting successful Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, has fixed Wednesday, July 29, 2026, for judgement successful the proceedings of 3 men accused of the kidnapping and execution of Elozino Joshualia Ogege, an undergraduate of Delta State University, Abraka.

The charge, filed successful 2019, experienced respective delays implicit the years earlier the proceedings concluded.

The Court reserved judgement aft counsel successful the substance adopted their last written addresses.

Counsel to the 1st Defendant, S. C. Okehielem Esq., urged the Court to discharge and acquit his client, contending that the prosecution failed to found the offences charged beyond a tenable doubt.

Counsel to the 2nd Defendant, Cosmas Ogugua Esq., from the Chambers of Olusegun Ajayi, arsenic good arsenic counsel to the 3rd Defendant, Ben Okoh Esq., of the Legal Aid Council, besides prayed the Court to discharge and acquit their respective clients.

A 4th Defendant primitively charged alongside the others, Robinson Obajero Ojokojo, said to beryllium a autochthonal doctor, died during the pendency of the proceedings.

Responding connected behalf of the prosecution, the Delta State Solicitor-General, Omamuzo Erebe, SAN, who led Funkekeme Junior Solomon, Principal State Counsel, adopted the prosecution’s last written code and urged the Court to convict the Defendants connected each counts.

The prosecution submitted that the grounds presente...