Rev king to know what his fate hold on the 26 of February

Read the press statement from Lagos state
government below...
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on
Thursday fixed February 26, 2016 for
judgment in the appeal filed by the General
Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly,
Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend
King challenging the judgement of a Lagos
High Court sentencing him to death by
hanging. The apex court presided over by
Justice Walter Onoghen adjourned for
judgment after entertaining arguments from
counsel to prosecution and defence in the
matter.
Lagos State Attorney general and Commissioner
for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, who appeared
before the Supreme Court alongside Mrs. Idowu
Alakija, the Director of Public Prosecution and
other Senior Counsel in the State, urged the court
to dismiss the appeal and uphold the judgment of
the lower courts.
Ezeugo was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on
a six-count charge of attempted murder and
murder.
He pleaded not guilty to the allegation but was
sentenced to death by the then Justice Joseph
Oyewole of Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on
January 11, 2007 for the murder of one of his
church members, Ann Uzoh.
Justice Oyewole is now a judge of Appeal Court
sitting in the Calabar division.
The Lagos State Government had said that the
convict poured petrol on the deceased and five
other persons and that Uzoh died on August 2,
2006; 11 days after the act was perpetrated on
her.
Specifically, Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced
to 20 years imprisonment for the attempted
murder and death by hanging for the offence of
murder.
Dissatisfied, Ezeugo challenged the verdict before
the Court of Appeal in Lagos, but the appeal was
thrown out.
’’I hereby rule that the prosecution effectively
discharged the burden of proof on it. This appeal
is devoid of any basis and accordingly fails.
“The judgment of the High Court is hereby
affirmed, and the conviction imposed on the
appellant, (which is death by hanging) is also
affirmed,” Justice Fatimo Akinbami who read the
judgement held. The two other members of the
panel of Justices, Amina Augie and Ibrahim
Saulawa concurred with the lead judgement.
Again, Ezeugo not being satisfied with the verdict,
approach the Supreme Court, and urged that the
judgment be upturned.
The apex court has now reserved judgment.
SIGNED
BOLA AKINGBADE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS
LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
DECEMBER 10, 2015