Justice F.O. Enenmo, presiding over the Delta High Court in the Kwale Judicial Division, has handed down separate judgments in cases involving murder and armed robbery, resulting in the conviction of three individuals. In the case marked HCK/13C/2021, Justice Enenmo convicted Izagwu Obodo for the murder of Nonso Dibia, whom he shot to death on … Read more
Pastor Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Against Islam in Pakistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that a district court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan has sentenced a Protestant pastor, Zafar Bhatti, 58, to death for blasphemy. Bhatti, who has been in prison since 2012, was accused of sending blasphemous SMS text messages., according to a report by Anglican … Read more
Jigawa Treats 90 Rape Cases, 27 for Murder, 31 for Sodomy — Commissioner EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Jigawa State Government has said that henceforth, anyone caught to have raped a girl below the age of ten would be sentenced to death. The state government said it has agreed with the death sentence on … Read more
Malaysia court acquits Nigerian man sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2018 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Court in Malaysia has overturned a Nigerian national’s conviction and death sentence for drug trafficking, which had been upheld by the High Court and the Court of Appeal in Kuching. On June 7, 2016, Nigerian … Read more
Five persons have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Monday. “The court issued death sentences on five men who directly took part in the killing,” the prosecutor said in a statement. Saudi prosecutors … Read more