A high court in the Oporoma Judicial Division in Bayelsa State sentenced one of the killers of eleven policemen to death by hanging on Tuesday. The eleven policemen were killed in the Lobia II community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State on April 5th, 2013.
Jackson Feutubobai was found guilty of murdering Inspector Joseph Ofozini.
The prosecutor told the court that Mr. Feutubobai had over five cases in various courts, including cases involving an alleged kidnapping and sea piracy.
Presiding Justice M.A. Ayemieye sentenced the perpetrator to death by hanging, saying that the sentence is mandatory for those accused of murder.
The State prosecuting counsel, Arthur Andrew Seweniowor, while speaking with the press, said if the accused fails to appeal in three months, the governor will sign his death warrant.
The counsel to Mr. Feutubobai, Efieseimokumo Bipeledei, had earlier pled with the court to temper justice with mercy, saying the accused person is a family man who has five children dependent on him. Mr. Bipeledei urged the court to reduce the sentence to imprisonment.
The court also discharged and acquitted the second accused person, identified as ThankGod Clinton Ezetu, after no evidence linked him to the murder of the eleven policemen.
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Posted: at 22-03-2016 07:49 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dickieponga at 22-03-2016 07:59 PM (8 years ago) (m)
About time dey start killing off these bastards infact we 2 plenty for dat country so make dem try kill some people off... Starting with him...
Posted: at 22-03-2016 07:59 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
nwachinaemere at 22-03-2016 09:26 PM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: onyedika benson on 22-03-2016 08:54 PM
americans love their citizen's, if it is u.s the man wil serve jail. Jesus wuldn't be hppy if they hang d man. Who wil cater for his five kids ? The man shld go jail. Bayelsa gvmnt vice versa biko. I rest my case Fgive so that jesus ll 4gv yah
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Is like u don't even know anything about America. So u don't know America has death sentence too? Sorry o.
Posted: at 22-03-2016 09:26 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
dickieponga at 23-03-2016 12:16 AM (8 years ago) (m)
Quote from: onyedika benson on 22-03-2016 08:54 PM
americans love their citizen's, if it is u.s the man wil serve jail. Jesus wuldn't be hppy if they hang d man. Who wil cater for his five kids ? The man shld go jail. Bayelsa gvmnt vice versa biko. I rest my case Fgive so that jesus ll 4gv yah
He should have known dat b4 killing a policeman, even for U.S. na death sentence...
Posted: at 23-03-2016 12:16 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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The man shld go jail. Bayelsa gvmnt vice versa biko.
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