Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing wife

An FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, Wednesday sentenced  a 38-year-old man, Eric Chigbor, to death  by hanging for  killing his wife.

The police charged Chigbor with  culpable homicide.

Justice  Charles Agbaza, who found  Chigbor guilty of killing his wife, Jessica said the prosecution was able to prove with cogent evidence that the convict intentionally killed the deceased.

The judge rejected the defendant’s plea of  not guilty, noting that based on the evidence before him, such plea was not plausible and that the prosecution was able to establish all the ingredients of culpable homicide as provided for in section 220 of the penal code.

He said the offence contravened sections 220 of the penal code and is punishable under section 221.

Agbaza in his judgment held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.

He said, “In the circumstances, the court finds the defendant guilty of the charge of causing the death of  Jessica, on February 3, 2015.

”He is accordingly convicted. Before the court pronounces sentence on the defendant,  and noting the plea of the defence counsel and the response of the prosecution counsel,  note that the plea of allocutus  has no place here, in view of the mandatory nature of the sentence provided under the law,  which the defendant is charge, having been found guilty.

 “In the light of the above, the punishment for the offence of culpable homicide which the defendant has been convicted of is hereby sentenced to death.

” This will serve as a deterrent to others because of the rising wave of either wife or husband beating resulting to death in our society,” the judge said. (NAN)

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