3 hours ago
3
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court has sentenced 1 Ekang Philip Bassey to beingness imprisonment implicit the decease of his friend, Emeka Nnonifu.
Emeka was killed connected January 6, 2024, astatine a edifice successful the Kubwa country of the nation’s superior pursuing a heated speech betwixt him and the convict astatine a day party.
According to a connection issued connected Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, the judgement was handed down by Hon. Justice M. S. Idris.
DAILY POST reports that the convict was initially charged by the FCT Police Command with the offence of culpable homicide aft the decision of a thorough probe into the incident.
According to the police, the offence is punishable with decease arsenic captured successful Section 220(a) and (b) of the Penal Code Law and punishable nether Section 221 of the aforesaid Law.
Josephine Adeh said the grounds tendered earlier the Court revealed that the suspect and the deceased were friends.
“The suspect had organised a day solemnisation which the deceased attended, and a disagreement betwixt some men subsequently escalated into a carnal confrontation, culminating successful the fatal incident.
“During the trial, the Prosecution led e...
English (US) ·