Rivers High Court Sentences Five To Death By Hanging For Murder

Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday convicted and sentenced five persons to death by hanging or lethal injection until they are confirmed dead for the murder of Unezuuruike Alex ex-OSPAC Commander of Omudioga community in Emohua Local Government Area of the state.

Those convicted are okechukwu Orji from Atali community in Obio-Akpor, igwe promise, Iheanyi Igwe, Morrison Igwe  all from Omudioga in Emohua Local Government Area and Goodness Monday from Akwa Ibom. They were found guilty of ten counts charge of conspiracy, cultism, murder and illegal possession of firearms.

The trial Judge, Justice sika Aprìoku discharged and acquitted the sixth defendant in the suit, Alex Deiwe.

Justice Aprioku held that the prosecution counsel, Essien Edet proved his case against the other five convicts on charges of conspiracy, cultism, illegal possession of firearms and murder.

The Court also held that the convicts did not only murder the OSPAC Commander of Omudioga Community but were also involved in kidnapping and other criminal activities in parts of the state before their arrest and commencement of prosecution.

Speaking to journalists outside the courtroom, the prosecution counsel, who is the Officer in charge of legal annex DFA, Rivers State Police Command, expressed happiness over the judgment which he described as justice well served and will also serve as deterrent to others who are involved in such crimes.

RovingNaija News recalls that the late Omudioga OSPAC commander, Umezuruike Alex was in the year, 2021, killed, beheaded with other parts of his body dismembered by cultists for fighting against criminals activities in the area.