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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates  Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   Ado Ekiti court sentences two brothers to death by hanging By Gbenga Ariyibi Wednesday, December 01, 2004 ADO EKITI— AN Ado Ekiti High Court presided over by the Ekiti State Chief Judge, Mrs. Justice Oyebisi Omoleye has sentenced two brothers, Julius Aberefun and his brother to death by hanging for killing their father’s labourer Peter John. In what appeared to be a double tragedy for the family, their father, Pa Mathew Aberefun and their uncle, Tunde reportedly died in detention while awaiting trial in the case. The court ruled that the two brothers had conspired to commit the murder of Mr. Peter John on October 23, 1997 at Igbara Odo, in Ekiti South West Local Government area of Ekiti State. The Chief Judge stated that there were sufficient evidences to prove that the duo connived to kill the deceased, who was then their father’s labourer. Omoleye, who relied on the testimonies of the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) said confessional statement voluntarily given by the two accused persons on how they committed the offence have made then culpable. The judge however dismissed the argument of the counsel to the accused persons Mr. I. Ibrahim on the grounds that they were not corroborated. Justice Omoleye maintained that the position of law was that a statement voluntarily made by an accused person did not need any corroboration before it could be taken as the truth. Besides, she noted that the accused persons did not make any convincing proof that they gave the statement under duress. The judge further affirmed the IPO’s reports that the deceased, Mr. Peter John was killed with gun and matchet by the accused persons over the quarrel he the (deceased) had with their father, Mr. Mathew Abere on the N30, 000 debt which was being owed Peter. After delivering the judgement, the accused persons, counsel, Mr. I. Ibrahim pleaded with the judge to tamper justice with mercy, particularly that the accused persons were first offenders. But the judge said the penalty of the offence committed is death, saying it was really unfortunate that the Peter who came from Taraba State to serve Aberefun family for years could be killed gruesomely by the accused persons.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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