A Rivers State High Court has sentenced one Inspector Samuel Timothy of the Nigeria Police to death by hanging for shooting and killing a sachet water dealer, Onyekachi Nwasouba.
The court’s ruling is coming about five years after Nwasouba’s murder by the police at about 5am on November 10, 2010 at No. 34, Old Aba Road, Port Harcourt.
Nwasouba, who was a graduate of Industrial Chemistry, was branded an armed robber by the police while he was on his way to distribute his products to customers within the Port Harcourt metropolis.
The deceased was shot dead by a team of policemen led by Timothy at the front of his residence, even after he (Nwasouba) shouted to the hearing of the policemen that he was only a pure water producer and not an armed robber.
But delivering his judgment on Monday, the trial judge, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, declared that the convict (Timothy) demonstrated an act of inhumanity through his action.
Justice Enebeli, whose ruling took about three hours, however, discharged and acquitted one Corporal Moses, who had been standing trial together with the convict.
The judge stated that based on the testimonies of witnesses, including members of the patrol team in the case, the convict was an “Inhuman, trigger-happy policeman, who engages in murder; a hater of humankind and a merciless killer.”
Explaining that the killing of the sachet water seller by the convict was deliberate, Justice Enebeli, maintained that Timothy should die by hanging.
The trial judge added that based on the law and the circumstance surrounding the death of the graduate of Industrial Chemistry, he had no power to reduce the sentence.
“According to Section 319 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I do not have the power to reduce your sentence. That, you, Inspector Timothy Sampson be hanged on your neck until you are dead,” he said.
Justice Enebeli stated that Corporal Moses was discharged and acquitted because it became clear that the policemen on duty never conspired to kill the victim (Nwasouba).
It was, however, learnt that the convict had served 33 years in the Nigeria Police and two years remaining to retire before the incident occurred. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Justice for the poor at last. Thank you Judge. For once on nigeria I see justice albeit delayed.
ReplyDeletea good verdict
ReplyDeleteMore are still to come, all this trigger-happy policemen in Lagos that are killing innocent people in the name of road block and when they see armed robbers they will run faster than Usein Bolt, God will vindicate u!
ReplyDeleteGood , God bless the Family of that JUDGE ( Your Lordship ) , equality b4 the Law @ last .This will serve as a deterrent 2 all other trigger thrilled arm men or uniformed assassins ( Behaving like wild animals ) , who convert the device ( gun 🔫 ) given to them to them by Government to protect innocent armless citizens into a device for killing innocent, defenseless, armless and weaker souls/citizens under their care .Since I was born , I had never heard dat stray bullet hit an armed robber , even once . Let us be our Brother's keeper to make the entire world the best place to live . I recommend this Judge for both National & international awards and an international appointment . We should stop giving our National awards to thieves ( public funds embezlers ) and other evil doers .Nigeria lets wake up from our slumbers . God bless NIGERIA .
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ReplyDeletethats a good one. God bless you judge
ReplyDeleteI think with this , all the rampant cases of inhuman desperate wickedness in the name of accidental discharge, as claimed by some of our wicked uniformed armed men, will reduce, even stop or end. Other Judges should learn from the Godly and good example of this Judge , not hiding under a finger or claiming and calling a black object as white . Presently, We feel unsave , unprotected and uncomfortable with some of our armed uniform men .
ReplyDeleteOther pending cases like this should be looked into and judgement given to the culprits. The Nigeria Police is a shame and have no respect for their boss, despite the order to stop illegal checkpoints, you still see them on the road robbing innocent motorists with the uniform and guns given to them with the taxpayers' money. We await further prosecution of more devilish policemen like this one
ReplyDeleteIt is good to know that someone can still fight for the innocent citizens.
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