Policeman Bags Death Sentence For Murder In Asaba

A Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba presided over by Hon. Justice C. D Diai has sentenced one Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death on a murder charge.
The prosecution, led by a Director in the Ministry of Justice Mr E.H Edema, delivered in the case, convicted the policeman for the killing of Mr Emmanuel Ibeh, Onyeka a telephone repairer/seller.
The Prosecution alleged that the Defendant, was part of a stop and search police patrol team April 5, 2023 along the Ugbolu Asaba Road.
The deceased and his wife were driving from Ugbolu to Asaba when they were flagged down by the police team for a search.
The deceased complied with the order but after waiting for a while to be searched, and they were not attended to, the deceased decided to drive off.
Infuriated by the action of the deceased, the Defendant opened fire into the vehicle and bullets hit the deceased on the head and he died instantly. The wife of the deceased who sat in the front seat with him was unhurt.
It will be recalled that the killing of the deceased by the defendant led to protest by youths in the town.
Mr Fidel Ifeanyi Ibeh, elder brother of the deceased, commended the court for delivering justice to his family.