Rivers: Udoh brothers sentenced to death for murder of Radio Nigeria staff

A Degema High Courtroom sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers Point out, has sentenced two brothers, Godwin and Knowledge Udoh, to dying for the murder of one particular Pass up Oluchi Okorie, a team of Radio Nigeria, Unity FM, Abakaliki.

The presiding choose, Justice Okogbule Gbasam, sentenced the two defendants to death by hanging.

Justice Gbasam primarily based his judgement on the confessional statements built by the defendants to the Law enforcement.

The Decide reported from the proof offered to the court, it was apparent that the defendants ended up the last people with the deceased in advance of her death.

The two defendants who are indigenes of Akwa Ibom Point out had been mentioned to have picked late Okorie alongside East-West highway on the 10th of April 2015 on her way from Abakiliki in Ebonyi condition to visit her sister in Port Harcourt.

The 1st defendant, Godwin Udoh, was mentioned to have pushed her out when the car or truck was in movement alongside East-West highway on Axis of Tai nearby federal government location of Rivers Point out, top to her loss of life.

Talking to our correspondent outside the house the court space, Principal Point out Counsel, Mr. Deinma Tamuno-Opubo of the Section of Public Prosecutions, DPP, Rivers Condition Ministry of Justice, mentioned with regard to the loss of life of the deceased, justice has been served.

Mr. Tamuno-Opubo claimed the judgement will serve as deterrent to persons who acquire life of other individuals at will.

In the meantime, counsels to the two defendants declined remark on the judgement.