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Three to die by hanging for killing Delta monarch
The Delta State High Court sitting in Ibusa has sentenced three persons to death for killing the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku kingdom, Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue 111, nine years after his death.
The three defendants, Suleiman Musa 2nd, Garba Abubakar 3rd, and Haruna 4th, were sentenced to death by hanging while the 1st defendant, Jemilu Ahmed, was jailed for five years and 14 years respectively.
Obi Ofulue was in January 2016 murdered after he was kidnapped by gunmen along the Ubulu-Uku-Obior Road.
In her judgement, the presiding judge, Justice M. O Omovie, held that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt the 10 counts against the defendants.
“Having listened to the prosecution case with evidence, the court upholds that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the 10 counts against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th defendants.
“The 1st defendant is hereby sentenced to five years and 14 years without an option of fine in respect of the two counts against him. Both terms would run concurrently.
“The 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants are hereby sentenced, among other terms, to death by hanging on the neck,” the judge declared.
Speaking after the judgment on Tuesday in Asaba, Mrs. J.E Odogun, who led other prosecutors through the defence and adoption of final written address, applauded the judgment.
She said, “On January 6, 2016, the defendants conspired among one another to kidnap, rob and consequently murdered one Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue 111, who was the king of Ubulu-Uku.
“It was established that the defendants conspired among one another, robbed at gunpoint and kidnapped one Charles Afamefun Ugboh on January 6, 2016.”
Odogun stated that the witnesses confirmed the involvement of the defendants.
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Protests erupted in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday morning over the continued killings of indigenous residents by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militants.
The demonstrations, led by Christian leaders including the state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Polycarp Lubo, commenced on Monday morning at the Fawvwei Junction community road, causing a heavy gridlock and stranding commuters.
The latest protest comes amid a surge in violent attacks by gunmen in various communities, with over 100 people killed in Bokkos and Bassa LGAS in the past two weeks.
“We are not happy over the continuous attacks and killings by gunmen in our communities. That’s why we have come out again to protest these happenings,” said Gyang Dalyop, one of the protesters.
Another protester, Hannatu Philip, called on the government to intervene before it spirals out of control.
The protesters brandishing placards with different inscriptions were seen marching towards the Rayfield Government House.
The Presidency has said the former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is no match for President Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare was reacting to Datti’s remark that he (Tinubu) would not run for the presidency in 2027.
The former LP running mate insisted that Tinubu’s time is up, adding that everything is there for the president and the ruling All Progressives Party, APC, to see that they lose in 2027.
Dismissing such remark, Dare likened Datti’s comment to the new year predictions of charlatan ‘prophets’ which never come through.
In a statement he signed, Dare said the likes of Peter Obi and Datti would have been president left for the latter’s theories.
According to Dare, Datti has chosen to venture into an unfamiliar terrain.
The statement reads partly: “Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed’s “illogical logic” was all over the place in his recent interview with a television channel.
“Listening to Yusuf Datti Baba- Ahmed spurn his postulations about the political future of Nigeria and that of the incumbent President is like listening to the new year predictions of charlatan ‘prophets’ which never come through. Yusuf Baba Ahmed and his co-traveller Peter Obi are indeed a “double whammy“ in the Nigerian political space.
“He chose to base his political calculations on President Bola Tinubu not winning a second term given his antecedents and because Nigerians will decide at the polls among other things. He conveniently avoided the substance of performance and capacity.
“Unfortunately, he chose to walk into a lane he was unfamiliar with and chose to confront a politician he is no match for.”
Similarly, the Presidency had also stressed that Tinubu will reveal his plans for a second term at the right time.
It said the APC 2027 presidential campaign billboards had no links to Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
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