ADO EKITI — An Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced two policemen
to death by hanging for their roles in the killing of two members of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over allegation of the defacement
of posters of political opponents in Omuo Ekiti about two years ago.
Fracas broke out between the PDP and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,
on March 23, 2011 at Kota Junction in Omuo Ekiti over alleged
defacement of posters belonging to PDP aspirants in the community, a
development that prompted police to be drafted to the scene of the
incident which subsequently led to the death of two PDP members.
Miffed by the murder, a PDP chieftain in the town and now state
Deputy Chairman, Hon. Femi Bamisile, with a crowd of supporters stormed
the government office in Ado Ekiti and accused the state government of
complicity in the murder.
The affected police officers are, Mr Ameh Richard and Akinyode
Olaiya , they were said to have been found guilty of the murder of
two PDP members whose names were given as Kehinde Faluyi and Michael Ipinlaye.
The trial judge, Justice Abiodun Adesodun who in his judgement
yesterday, disclosed that there were sharp contradictions in the
evidence adduced by the accused persons, which he said had made their
evidence unreliable.
According to him, there were contradictions in the confessional
statements by the accused persons during their interrogation by the
police and the oral testimonies during cross examination in court.
Justice Adesodun noted that the evidence by the prosecution counsel,
Messrs Femi Onipede and Omope Oluwanitemi were overwhelming and
convincing enough for him to grant their reliefs.
His words: “The prosecution counsel have proved their case beyond
reasonable doubt and the accused persons are hereby sentenced to death
by hanging.”
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