FINALLY: Bayelsa checkpoint killing: Ex-policeman Mr. Matthew Egheghe to die by hanging

 JUSTICE!

Emmanuel victor

 The State High Court, Nembe Division, Bayelsa State, has sentenced a former police officer, Mr. Matthew Egheghe, to death by hanging over the killing of one Emmanuel Victor.

Victor was allegedly shot many times by policemen at a checkpoint in Yenagoa in the presence of his mother, Grace.

Delivering judgment on the matter, Justice Lucky Boufili said the prosecution proved that the gunshots fired by the second accused person killed the deceased (Victor).

He added that the offence was punishable under Section 427 (1) of the Criminal Code of Bayelsa State.

IT WILL BE RECALLED THAT Victor was shot at close range when when he (Victor) was said to have asked the policemen to stop extorting money from motorists. This happened when Victor and his mother were returning from Christ Embassy Church on October 16, 2011.

Mother of the deceased, Grace, said she was very pleased that she got justice for her son at last.

She said, “We can now bury our son. Since his killing, we refused to bury him. Now that justice has been got, his soul can now rest in peace.”

May The Soul Of Emmanuel Victor Rest In Peace!

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