- The deceased, a popular phone dealer in Asaba, was shot dead by Ebri in his car on April 5, 2023.
In Delta State, one Ubi Ebri, an inspector in the Nigeria Police Force, has been sentenced to death for murder.
Ebri was convicted and sentenced by the Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba for killing a phone dealer, Onyeka Ibeh.
The judgement was handed down by the presiding judge Justice C. D Diai.
The deceased, a popular phone dealer in Asaba, was shot dead by Ebri in his car on April 5, 2023.
He was driving, along with his wife, from Ugbolu to Asaba, when they were stopped by the police team for search.
Ibeh had stopped and waited to be searched, but after a lengthy wait without being attended to, they decided to move on.
Enraged by the action of the deceased, the police inspector immediately opened fire into the vehicle and the bullet hit Ibeh on the head.
The wife of the deceased, who was in the front seat, was unhurt.
The incident led to protests by youths along the streets of Asaba and to police headquarters to demand justice.
The prosecution, led by a Director in the Ministry of Justice E.H Edema, speaking to journalists after the judgement, said, “Today’s judgement is a landmark judgement because justice has been served in this case to the deceased and the society at large.”
Also, the older brother of the deceased, Ifeanyi Ibeh who witnessed the judgement commended the court for delivering justice to his family
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