APO KILLINGS:COURT SENTENCES 2 OFFICERS TO DEATH,DISCHARGE 3

Apo six: Court sentences 2 officers to death, discharges 3

MARCH 9TH 2017,




Justice Ishaq Bello of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has delivered judgment in the alleged extra judicial killing of six spare parts traders at Apo area of Abuja by six police officers in 2005.

Delivering his judgement, Justice Bello sentenced two of the defendants to death and discharged the other three for lack of sufficient evidence since one of them has been at large.

The officers are Danjuma Ibrahim, Othman Abdulsalami (now at large), Nicholas Zakaria, Ezekiel Acheneje, Baba Emmanuel and Sadiq Salami.

The Attorney General of the Federation in 2005 charged the six police officers to court for the alleged crime.

They were arraigned on a nine count charge of conspiracy and culpable homicide, which contravened the provisions of Sections 97 and 221 (a) of the Penal Code Law.
The traders allegedly killed by the officers: are Ifeanyi Ozor,Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwodike and Augustina Arebun.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

My wife is dating my pastor and brother —Husband

POLICE COMMANDER DISARMED AND LOCKED UP,TO FACE MURDER CHARGES AFTER INDISCRIMINATE SHOOTING

DAILY DEVOTION FOR TODAY 4TH APRIL 2017

MAN KILLS FIANCEE,WITHDRAWS MONEY FROM HER ACCOUNT

FROM ALTER BOY TO ISIS FIGHTER

LADY AND BOYFRIEND SENTENCED FOR THE MURDER OF HER TWIN SISTER

DEATH ROW;REVEREND KING,OTHERS TO BE EXECUTED SOON

BREAKING NEWS;GUNMEN ABDUCT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND STUDENT

IN 1960,SHE WENT FOR CONFESSION AND WE NOW KNOW THE PRIEST KILLED HER