Breaking News: Rev. King To Be Kill by hanging – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said it discovered King blameworthy as charged

The Supreme Court has maintained the judgment of the lower courts which sentenced the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, famously known as Reverend King, to death.

The Supreme Court said it discovered King liable as charged.

It said in the judgment, read by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta that King's outrages were similar to "what you find in a blood and gore flick".


The case started in Lagos State where King was blamed for homicide and endeavored murder.

A Lagos State High Court discovered him liable.

The case went ahead to the Court of Appeal, which insisted the judgment of the Lagos State High Court.

Ezeugo was summoned on September 26, 2006 on a six-number charge of endeavored murder and murder.

He argued not liable to the affirmation but rather was sentenced to death by the then Justice Joseph Oyewole of Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on January 11, 2007 for the homicide of one of his congregation individuals, Ann Uzoh.

Equity Oyewole is presently a judge of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division.

The Lagos State Government had said the convict poured petrol on the expired and five different persons and that Uzoh kicked the bucket on August 2, 2006, 11 days after the demonstration was executed on her.

In particular, Ezeugo was indicted and sentenced to 20 years detainment for the endeavored homicide and demise by hanging for the offense of homicide.

Disappointed, Ezeugo tested the decision under the steady gaze of the Court of Appeal in Lagos, however the request was tossed out.

"I thus decide that the indictment viably released the weight of verification on it. This bid is without any premise and as needs be fizzles. The judgment of the High Court is therefore confirmed, and the conviction forced on the appealing party, (which is demise by hanging) is additionally asserted," Justice Fatimo Akinbami, who read the judgment, held.

The two different individuals from the board of Justices, Amina Augie and Ibrahim Saulawa, agreed with the lead judgment.

Once more, Ezeugo, not being fulfilled by the decision, drew nearer the Supreme Court and encouraged that the judgment be upturned.- Eagle on line.