The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja
yesterday fixed February 26, 2016 for
judgment in the appeal filed by the
General Overseer of the Christian
Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka
Ezeugo (a.k.a Reverend King)
challenging the judgement of a Lagos
High Court sentencing him to death by
hanging.
The apex court presided over by Justice
Walter Onoghen adjourned for
judgment after entertaining arguments
from both the prosecution counsel and
the defence.
Lagos State Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji
Kazeem, who appeared before the
Supreme Court alongside Mrs. Idowu
Alakija, the Director of Public
Prosecution and other senior counsel
in the state, urged the court to dismiss
the appeal and uphold the judgment of
the lower court.
Ezeugo was arraigned on September 26,
2006 on a six-count charge of
attempted murder and murder.
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.
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