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A 24 – year old man has been sentenced to death by hanging .
The verdict was passed by a Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale.
The convict, Ebinum Prosper, was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of his classmate, Ojieh Chibogu, in Ugiliamai Community.
The judgment was delivered on Monday by Justice F. Enenmor of High Court 2, Kwale.
Prosecuting counsel, Mrs. Catherine O. Onoberhie-Oberuomo, an Assistant Director in the Delta State Ministry of Justice, had told the court that the incident occurred on June 29, 2016, in Ugiliamai Community, Kwale.
She stated that the defendant stabbed the deceased with a knife following a misunderstanding, resulting in his death.
The case, filed under Suit No. HCK/89C/2022 — State vs. Ebinum Prosper — was initially handled in Asaba. However, during the 2020 EndSARS protests, court documents and exhibits already tendered were destroyed in a fire incident while the matter was at the address stage.
Following the establishment of the Kwale Criminal Division, the prosecution applied for the case to be transferred to Kwale for a fresh trial (trial de novo), as the offence originated from the area. Certified true copies of processes from the original case file were obtained from the High Court Registry in Asaba to reconstruct the duplicate file and facilitate the transfer.
After the prosecution closed its case, the defence took more than a year to open its defence.
In his judgment, Justice Enenmor held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. He consequently convicted Ebinum Prosper of murder and sentenced him to death by hanging.
