Rev King Ezeugo To Be Freed Or Hung By Supreme Court On Feb. 26, 2016

The supreme court sitting in Abuja has fixed February 26, 2016, for judgment in the appeal filed Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, general overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly (better known as Reverend King) challenging the judgement of a Lagos high court sentencing him to death by hanging.

According to a statement by Bola Akingbade, deputy director, press and public relations at the Lagos state ministry of justice, the apex court, presided over by Justice Walter Onoghen, adjourned for judgment after entertaining arguments from counsel to prosecution and defence in the matter.

Akingbade said that Adeniji Kazeem, Lagos state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, appeared before the supreme court alongside Idowu Alakija, director of public prosecution and other
senior counsel in the state, urging the court to dismiss the appeal and uphold the judgment of the lower courts.

 Ezeugo was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder. He pleaded not guilty to the allegation but was sentenced to death by the then Justice Joseph Oyewole of the Lagos state high court, Ikeja, on January 11, 2007, for the murder of one of his church members, Ann Uzoh.

Justice Oyewole is now a judge of Appeal Court sitting in the Calabar division.

The Lagos state government had said that the convict poured petrol on the deceased and five other persons and that Uzoh died on August 2, 2006 – 11 days after the act was perpetrated on her. Specifically, Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the attempted murder, and death by hanging for the offence of murder.

Dissatisfied, he challenged the verdict before the Court of Appeal in Lagos, but the appeal was thrown out.
’’I hereby rule that the prosecution effectively discharged the burden of proof on it. This appeal is devoid of any basis and accordingly fails,” Justice Fatimo Akinbami had said while reading the judgement.
“The judgment of the High Court is hereby affirmed, and the conviction imposed on the appellant, (which is death by hanging) is also affirmed.”
Amina Augie and Ibrahim Saulawa, the two other members of the panel of Justices, concurred with the lead judgement. Again, Ezeugo not being satisfied with the verdict, approached the supreme court, seeking invalidation of the judgement.

The apex court has now reserved judgment, theCable.ng reports.

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Posted: at 10-12-2015 09:16 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Tamper justice with what...... I can't believe you're saying this @freethinker.

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Posted: at 10-12-2015 09:32 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

killer must be kill................ an eye for an eye

Posted: at 10-12-2015 09:41 PM (9 years ago) | Grande Master

Whatever judgement that is right for his offence should be passed on him and let him serve and face the music accordingly.

Posted: at 10-12-2015 10:04 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Carry your cross

Posted: at 10-12-2015 10:13 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Dem never still kill dis murderer??? Wat are they still waiting for. They shld hang him joor. Evil man

Posted: at 10-12-2015 10:45 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Young man haven't you seen the post? Go and read why the convicted that man and you will know that he his not our God that he his serving.

Posted: at 10-12-2015 11:29 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

The idiot freethinkers might be related to the murderer, that is why he doesn't want his uncle killed .

Posted: at 11-12-2015 12:30 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

Emeka u r making appeal 4 them  2 spear ur life bcos it's so precious 2 u . But u didn't think 2yice wen u r wasting  innocent lives dat came 2 u 4 help instead u killed them n tasted their meat (TUFIAKWA)Emeka I melu alu. Well I'm not in position 2 judge u so whatever they handed over 2 u  just take it with fate.

Posted: at 11-12-2015 12:36 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The 419 Rev. Ezeugo should be hanged for his evil act.

Posted: at 11-12-2015 12:43 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac