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 two-storey building under construction collapsed on Wednesday at Unguwar Rogo along Bauchi Road in Sokoto metropolis, with all 15 construction workers on site escaping unhurt.

According to a statement posted on Facebook by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Sokoto Operations Office, the agency received a distress call at about 2:23 p.m. and immediately deployed its Search and Rescue Team to the scene.

“Assessment at the scene revealed that 15 construction workers were present when the building collapsed. Fortunately, none of the workers was trapped or injured, and no casualty was recorded,” NEMA said.

The agency said its Search and Rescue Team joined other emergency responders in a coordinated operation to search for possible trapped victims, evacuate casualties if necessary, and secure the area against further risks.

The multi-agency response involved the Federal Fire Service, Sokoto State Fire Service, Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Sokoto State Urban Planning and Development Authority, the State Association of Civil Engineers, as well as members of the community.

The spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmad Rufai, confirmed the incident, saying no lives were lost and no injuries were recorded.

“No life was lost and no injury was recorded in the incident,” Rufai said.

The owner of the building project, Alhaji Auwal Abubakar, described the collapse as unfortunate but expressed relief that everyone escaped unharmed.

“It is a painful incident, but I thank God that no life was lost,” he said.

NEMA added that relevant authorities have commenced investigations to determine the cause of the building collapse.