An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced Olatide Temitope Emmanuel to death by hanging for the murder of Falade Bosede in 2019.
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 48-year-old man, Olatide Temitope Emmanuel, to death by hanging for the murder of Falade Bosede. The court heard that the convict committed the offence on June 9, 2019, at Ajebamidele Street in Otun Ekiti, where he also falsely impersonated himself as a medical doctor.
The prosecutor, Kunle-Shina Adeyemo, told the court that the offences were contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012. To prove the case, the prosecution called seven witnesses and tendered several exhibits, including the defendant’s statements, medical reports and photographs of the deceased.
Delivering judgment, Justice Babajide Aladejana held that the prosecution had established the case beyond reasonable doubt. “The prosecution has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the reckless action of the defendant caused her death on 24th June, 2019. The defendant is accordingly found guilty as charged. The judgment of this court is that, you Olatide Temitope Emmanuel, be hanged by the neck until you are dead.”
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