An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a
65-year-old man, Ganiyu Akindele, to death by hanging for killing his
wife.
Justice A. A. Gbolagunte, in his judgment, held that the
evidence before the court was overwhelming to prove the defendant
guilty.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr Kayode Babalola, had told the
court that the defendant on 29 August, 2006, inflicted several machete
cuts on his late wife, Funke, on their farm located at Laguma village
near Oyo town.
Babalola said the defendant inflicted machete cuts
on his wife's head and legs while severing the upper limb of her arm.
The
prosecutor said that there had been quarrels between the duo, with the
convict often threatening to kill the mother of three.
The
defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge of murder.
Babalola
said that the offence contravened section 319 of the Criminal Code Cap
38 Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
Akindele, who had
initially pleaded "not guilty," changed his plea to "guilty."
The
defence counsel, O.L. Omoloye, in his submission said he was leaving
the decision to the discretion of the court.
Gbolagunte
consequently convicted Akindele and sentenced him to death by hanging.
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