Delta: Two Persons To Die By Hanging For Murder, As Others Bags Jail Terms

By Onoriode Etatsemi

Kwale High Court in Delta State presided over by Honourable Justice F. O Enenmo, has convicted and sentenced one Mr Bright Ossai and another, Mr Izagwu Obodo to death by hanging for robbery.

The first Defendant in a case (Hck/5oc/2022.) – Mr Bright Ossai – was said to have robbed one Hycent Abandy of his Denstar Motorcycle while armed with a gun at Owessi Street Kwale. He was caught on the spot when Hycent raised alarm.

The police rushed to the scene to rescue the victim and recovered the gun from the robber as the Police recovered another motorcycle he had earlier robbed while armed which he sold to to one Mr Ebele Pius at Ossisa.

Two witnesses testified, while the defendant testified but did not call any witness.

The 1st defendant Bright Ossai was sentenced to death by hanging just as Mr Ebele Pius bragged 10 years imprisonment with hard labour or a fine of #500, 000, 000.

In case no. file Hck/13c/2021, another defendant Izagwu Obodo on the 21st day of August 2021, murdered one Nonso Dibia at Umu Itching by shooting him with a gun.

The prosecution led by C. O Onoberhie- Oberuomo called 3 witnesses and tendered various exhibits while the Defendant testified without calling any witness. Justice F. O Enenmo in his judgement, found the Defendant guilty and sentenced him to death by hanging.

Also in suit no. Hck/19c/2021, the Defendant Chukwu Ijeoma on the 4th day of January 2021 had carnal knowledge of one Nwachukwu Chioma Precious at Aboh on the 16th day of October 2023 and was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour By Honourable Justice F.O Enenmo at the Kwale High Court. The Prosecution was led by C. O Onoberhie-Oberuomo, Assistant Director in the Ministry of Justice Asaba.

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In another case, file no. Hck/14c/2021, the Defendant Ugochukwu Ashiwe on the 31st day of October 2020 at Kwale, attempted to murder one Ndoka Okolocha by stabbing him with a broken bottle.

The prosecution called 2 witnesses as the defendant testified and called one witness. He was convicted and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.

Similarly, in a case led by Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs Oberuomo, the defendant Chukwueneku Opute on 15/3/2022 at Ashaka, defiled Ejeruku Esther. The Prosecution fielded 3 witnesses. The Defendant testified but did not call any witness. Hon Justice Enenmo in his ruling convicted the defendant to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.

Honourable Justice Enenmo in his ruling in the case between the state and Egoyibo Ugbomem (Hck/57c/2022.), the ist defendant Egoyibo was initially charged with her daughter Chioma Egbumem for the murder of one Chukwemeka Nkere on 29/8/2021.

However, because the Police did not originally charge the daughter together with the 1st defender, she could not be traced. The Prosecution later withdrew the case against her and proceeded with the mother.

The Egoyibo reported at Aboh police station that the deceased committed suicide by hanging on a ceiling while the autopsy report showed a force burnt injury on the chest wall.

The Prosecution fielded 3 witnesses as the defendant Egoyibo Ugbomem testified by calling 2 witnesses on the 7/5/2024.

Egoyibo Ugbomem was convicted by Honourable Justice Enenmo at the same court and sentenced her to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour as the time she spent in custody during the period the trial lasted was put into consideration.