The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday fixed February 26, 2016 for judgment in the appeal filed by the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King challenging the judgement of a Lagos High Court sentencing him to death by hanging. The apex court presided over by Justice Walter Onoghen adjourned for judgment after entertaining arguments from counsel to prosecution and defence in the matter.Lagos State Attorney general and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who appeared before the Supreme Court alongside Mrs. Idowu Alakija, the Director of Public Prosecution and other Senior Counsel in the State, urged the court to dismiss the appeal and uphold the judgment of the lower courts.
Ezeugo was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder.
He pleaded not guilty to the allegation but was sentenced to death by the then Justice Joseph Oyewole of Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on January 11, 2007 for the murder of one of his church members, Ann Uzoh.
Justice Oyewole is now a judge of Appeal Court sitting in the Calabar division.
The Lagos State Government had said that the convict poured petrol on the deceased and five other persons and that Uzoh died on August 2, 2006; 11 days after the act was perpetrated on her.
Specifically, Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the attempted murder and death by hanging for the offence of murder.
Dissatisfied, Ezeugo challenged the verdict before the Court of Appeal in Lagos, but the appeal was thrown out.
’’I hereby rule that the prosecution effectively discharged the burden of proof on it. This appeal is devoid of any basis and accordingly fails.
“The judgment of the High Court is hereby affirmed, and the conviction imposed on the appellant, (which is death by hanging) is also affirmed,” Justice Fatimo Akinbami who read the judgement held. The two other members of the panel of Justices, Amina Augie and Ibrahim Saulawa concurred with the lead judgement.
Again, Ezeugo not being satisfied with the verdict, approach the Supreme Court, and urged that the judgment be upturned.
The apex court has now reserved judgment.
SIGNED
BOLA AKINGBADE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
DECEMBER 10, 2015
He deserves to die
ReplyDeleteJustice delayed wil never b denied! I pray he pays for his crimes accordingly!
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Davido driver, exactly, pls they should sentence him joor without wasting time again, nd I tot he was already sentence to dead since.
DeleteNaijaDeltaBabe, even me supprise to see him oh, pls they should sentence him without wasting time nd I tot he was already sentence to death ever since.
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HE LOOKS LIKE CLIFF ORJI
ReplyDeleteHumm it's well I the well!
ReplyDeleteGeez so u mean this idiot isn't dead yet? EVIL MAN!
ReplyDeleteDis guy still dey? I've even forgotten abt him sef
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ReplyDeleteSo dz man still dey alive.. O ga oo.. n he still dey appeal. .it is well
ReplyDeleteI reserve my comments. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteThought he has been sentenced to death. Hmmmmm. Ok oo
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmmmm.....No Comment.
ReplyDeleteI reserve my comments. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteHe has to be killed oh, he shld never dwell among ppl ho ha.
ReplyDeleteso life dey hungry dis idiot???? dey should let him die so dathe can go tell God how he lived his life....
ReplyDeleteHOW TIME FILES... REV KING JUST LIKE YESTERDAY, SO THIS MAN STILL DEY
ReplyDeleteHe should served his term and accept the. Death penalty, appealing won't help.
ReplyDeleteWicked killer!
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This nigga don really chop jail shah.....
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Abeg make him go die jawe
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Totally forgot about this Man...
ReplyDeleteFry his sorry ass.
ReplyDeleteStill on the matter....
ReplyDeleteSo anuofia ka di ndu! Mtcheww
ReplyDeleteNawaoh. This man sef. U ar really evil
ReplyDeleteThis ugly monster still dey alive?... What other punishment could be worst than him languishing and rotten in jail. I know by now he must have learnt his lesson.. Supreme Court plz temper justice with mercy!!!
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Why do they want him dead by all means? But they too want to leave. Wickedness of man. Judgment is of d lordd
ReplyDeleteLol...So The girl he killed nko?why do you reason with your Anus ????
DeleteEnd time tinz
ReplyDeleteIt is taking almost 10 years to pass a final verdict on a high profile case like this involving. I even thought Rev. King has been long executed until I read this news. Nigerian judiciary has to wake up because they seem to be taking our country back in area of justice dispersion. Rev King does not deserve to live.
ReplyDeleteThis man really committed atrocities. But he's been in jail for far too long. I hope they put that into consideration when the time comes.
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For far too long ?? Omg he killed and rapped ....Oh wow ..I bet you won't say he's been there for far too long if your relative is one of the victims
DeleteEhn? So this man's case still dey? Read abt him long long time ago, like wen i was in the secondary school, how he set one of his church member ablaze, anita was the name. Rev king ur case Don over tee ooo. Nawaooo the man Don suffer, him Don old finish sef. Tufia, igbos sha.
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Ehn? So this man's case still dey? Read abt him long long time ago, like wen i was in the secondary school, how he set one of his church member ablaze, anita was the name. Rev king ur case Don over tee ooo. Nawaooo the man Don suffer, him Don old finish sef. Tufia, igbos sha.
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Igbos sha you said? And yet you claim to be Linda's first son for a chance at her money, hypocrite
DeleteJust hang him.that man I'd devil. Me and my then pregnant sister visited the church. By beat the hell out of us cus NY sister urinateted on her body . as soon as the church service start by 9am, they will lock the gate till 4 pm.my sister was pregnant and she couldn't hold it for that long
ReplyDeleteIs dis man still alive!
ReplyDeleteSo this man still dey? Hian
ReplyDeleteThere are earthly laws guiding us and they should be applied here. Even if judgement is of d Lord it is risky living with such evil ppl around. Imagin it was ur sister dat was set ablazed
ReplyDeleteThere are earthly laws guiding us and they should be applied here. Even if judgement is of d Lord it is risky living with such evil ppl around. Imagin it was ur sister dat was set ablazed
ReplyDeletePls just convert d sentence to life imprisonment. He still need to repent
ReplyDeletePls just convert d sentence to life imprisonment. He still need to repent
ReplyDeletethis is the problem with our judicial system! since 2006, this case is still on. only God knows what will happen to the Cynthia's case! what a country
ReplyDeleteUseless Reverend,evil man end time rev
ReplyDeleteNever knew this case is still on... Tot the man had died long ago.
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