Rev. King Ezeugo to die by Hanging - Supreme Court Affirms

Rev. King to Die by hanging

         It was a surprise to many as the news of the Supreme Court okaying the death sentence by hanging giving to the convicted General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Rev. King was heard.

On Friday afternoon, a seven-man panel of Justices ‎of the supreme court In a unanimous judgment led by Justice Walter Onnoghen, upheld the earlier judgement of death by hanging sentence that was earlier handed to Rev. Ezeugo by the Lagos State High Court. 

Consequently, the court in its lead verdict that was
delivered by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed the appeal the convicted clergy lodged before it.

General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King Justice Ngwuta who noted that 

“the ‎facts of the case could have been lifted from horror film”, resolved all the 12 issues Ezeugo raised in his appeal.” 
“This appeal has no merit. The judgement of the court of appeal is hereby affirmed. The prison sentence that was earlier handed to the appellant is no longer relevant in view of the death sentence passed on him”, Justice Ngwuta held. 

Note that Rev. Ezeugo was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on January 11, 2007, for the alleged murder of his church member, Ann Uzoh and was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder. He was accused at the instance of the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions of killing his church members. 

During the trial, the prosecution had argued that the convict poured petrol on the diseased, Uzor and five others.

Uzoh died on August 2, 2006, exactly 11 days after the incident. In her judgment, trial Justice Joseph Oyewole who is now a Justice of the Court of Appeal at Calabar, said there was sufficient evidence linking the accused person to the commission of the crime. Consequently, Justice Oyewole convicted and sentenced Ezeugo to 20 years imprisonment for the attempted murder and death by hanging for the offence of murder.