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Alleged Homicide: Lafia High court sentence 47 years old to death by hanging

By Abel Leonard/ lafia

High court  one, sitting in Lafia has sentenced a Mrs. Ijeoma Okoli a 47 year old of Shagari road in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State to death by hanging.

Chief judge  of Nasarawa, Justice Suleiman Umar Diko while delivering judgement said mrs. Ijeoma Okoli who is a mother of three daughters was guilty of killing her husband, Innocent Okoli in 2013, which is said to be culpable homicide.

Justice Dikko  cited section 221 of the penal code of Northern Nigeria applicable to Nasarawa state that the accused be sentenced to death by hanging.

 He further  averred that Ijeoma was convicted and sentenced to die by hanging based on the shreds of evidence before him.
However, Mrs. Ijeoma Okoli who had denied the allegations leveled against her saying  she did not kill her husband but base on investigations and subsequent trials on the matter showed  that Mrs. Okoli may have be connected to the killing of  her husband, 
According to court judgment and reports, circumstantial evidence, revealed that she was the killer, as she was the last person seen with him when the incident happened.

On her part, Justina Alkali Ally who represented the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Abdulkarim Kana on the issue appreciated  the court for granting Justice to the deceased, adding that they are happy  that the court made use of  the law appropriately for Justice.
Counsel to the defendant, Marcus Abbu of Justice Advocates Abuja pray the court to apply  allocutus, hence temper Justice with mercy, considering the fact  that the accused Mrs. Ijeoma have children to care for, should be reduced to life imprisonment.

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