A Delta State High Court sitting in Ogwashi-Uku has sentenced two persons, Desmond Macaulay Oghenemaro and Enaike Onoriode to death by hanging following the murder of late Miss Elozino Ogege, a student of the Delta State University, Abraka. 

The court, however, discharged and acquitted the 2nd defendant in the matter, Nwonsisi Benedict Uche of the eight-count charges levelled against him. 

The court presided over by His Lordship, Hon Justice F. N. Azinge handed down the judgement on Thursday, July 29, DAILY POST reports. 

It was learnt that the herbalist, who asked the suspects to bring human parts for “quick money” died in custody while awaiting trial. 

The judgement came eight years after the late Miss Elozino Ogege was murdered.

Elozino was gruesomely murdered with her heart mutilated and eyes plucked off in Delsu in 2018. 

The matter has been on with the Solicitor-General of Delta State, Omamuzo Erebe, SAN, and his team leading the prosecution.

Meanwhile, a Senior Special Assistant, SSA on Human Rights to the Delta State Governor, Comrade Kelvin Ejumudo has hailed the court judgment. 

According to him, “justice delayed indeed is not justice denied.”

Ejumudo, who doubles as the National Secretary, Human Rights Protection Congress, HRPC said, “finally, the voice of the people prevailed.”

Ejumudo, who is also the Director of Human Rights and Social Justice, Delta State, appreciated the Solicitor-General of Delta State, the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, Delta State, among others for diligent prosecution of the matter.

He also hailed various media establishments and well meaning Nigerians for lending their voices in the call for justice for the late Elozino Ogege. 

A dispute among commercial tricycle (keke NAPEP) operators at Angwan Kassa in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, turned deadly on Wednesday after a violent confrontation left a 29-year-old man dead.

The deceased, identified as Jessy Markus, was reportedly responsible for issuing the daily operational pass required by members of the commercial tricycle riders’ union before commencing daily operations.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident began when Markus stopped a commercial tricycle rider who allegedly failed to obtain the mandatory daily pass. He reportedly insisted that the rider purchase the pass before continuing his operations.

“The rider abandoned his tricycle at the scene and left, only to return later accompanied by his younger brother and several associates. Some members of the group were armed with knives,” the witness who identified himself as Sunday said.

What started as a heated argument quickly escalated into a violent confrontation during which Markus was allegedly stabbed in the neck.

The attack sparked panic across Angwan Kassa, forcing residents, traders, and fellow tricycle operators to flee the area as violence erupted.

“We received a distress call and immediately mobilized to the scene to assess the situation and prevent further escalation,” said a security operative who requested pen protection.

Police sources confirmed that two suspects, the tricycle rider and his younger brother were arrested and are currently in custody while investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the killing.

“Markus was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His remains have since been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” the security source said.

Following the incident, armed security personnel, supported by a police Hilux patrol vehicle, were deployed to Angwan Kassa to maintain law and order and prevent any breakdown of peace.

As of the time of filing this report, the Taraba State Police Command had not issued an official public statement on the incident, while investigations remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the fatal attack.

A barber, simply identified as Emeka, has been nabbed by men of the Abia State Police Command, after a clay pot stuffed with human hairs was found inside his one-room apartment in Umuahia.

The barber, who was said to be popular in Umuahia for his stylish barbing skills, was arrested on Tuesday after his neighbour, Mr. Johnson Ikenga had lodged a report to the police complaining that Emeka was threatening him.

A search was reportedly conducted by policemen in the suspect’s house during the arrest, which led to the discovery of the pot filled with human hair and other fetish items.

When interrogated, the barber confessed that the pot belonged to him, but could not explain what he used the items for, or where he sourced the hairs.

But many residents are claiming that the hairs found inside the pot may have belonged to customers who patronized the suspect.

Official statement on the matter is still being awaited from Abia State Police Command, but the suspect was taken away by police officers from Central Police Station, Umuahia, for proper investigation.