Justice Lauretta Onyeka of the Anambra State High Court in Oba, Idemili South local government area of the state, on Monday sentenced a commercial tricycle operator, Makuachukwu Ezike, to death by hanging for the murder of a passenger.
The prosecution told the court that the convict committed the offence during a “one chance” robbery operation.
In her judgment, the judge held that the circumstantial evidence against Ezike was compelling.
She cited the abandoned tricycle and the convict’s escape from the scene as strong indicators of guilt.
She also relied on the convict’s voluntary confession and the medical evidence linking the victim’s death to the injuries he sustained after being pushed from the moving tricycle..
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The judge consequently found Ezike guilty of murder and sentenced him to death by hanging.
Earlier, the prosecution, led by Mrs. L.N. Umeozulu, told the court that Ezike and two accomplices on November 17, 2019, operated a “one chance” robbery syndicate along the Oba-Obosi-Nkpor-Umuoji Road.
The gang, the prosecution said, disguised themselves as commercial transport operators, picked up Onwuegbuchunam as a passenger and attempted to rob him of his mobile phone and other valuables while in transit.
“When the victim resisted and raised an alarm, the assailants pushed him out of the moving tricycle at high speed near Abidi Hall, Umuoji, where local vigilante operatives were stationed.
The victim sustained severe injuries from the fall and died two days later,” Umeozulu stated.
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