Lagos hails judgement


How cruel fate now be? Yesterday was the birthday of the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King. If his followers had reasons to celebrate his birthday with adverts generously placed in newspapers,  they also have reason to mourn a sad news that filtered in from the Supreme Court.
For fate had a tragic gift for both the Reverend and his followers.
On this fateful day, the Supreme Court affirmed the concurrent judgments of a High Court of Lagos State and the Court of Appeal which slammed a death sentence on him.
In a unanimous judgment, the apex court held that the two lower courts were right to have sentenced Rev Ezeugo to death by hanging for the murder of a member of his Church.
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who delivered the lead judgment resolved all the twelve issues the Reverend raised in his appeal against him.
He also said the first five counts against Ezeugo was for attempted murder which carried a penalty of 20 years imprisonment, while the 6th count was for murder, which attracted a death sentence by hanging.
Justice Ngwuta in the judgement held that the 20 years imprisonment for attempted murder was no longer necessary, adding, "From the fact of the case, the scene could have been taken from a horror movie.”
“Having considered the arguments of parties in this matter, I am of the view that the appeal has no merit. The appeal is hereby dismissed and the judgement of the Lagos State High Court, which was affirmed by the Court of Appeal is hereby affirmed,” Justice Ngwuta held in the unanimous judgement of the apex court.
Ezeugo was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder.
However, 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 the Appeal Court sitting in the Calabar division.
The Lagos State Government claimed that the convict poured petrol on the deceased and five other persons and that Uzoh died on August 2, 2006; 11 days after the incidence.




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