A houseboy has been sentenced to death by hanging in Nigeria for committing an insane murder.
The Ikeja High Court on Monday, March 27, sentenced Joseph Ogbu to death by hanging for killing his 89-year-old employer, Ajoke John and her daughter, Oreoluwa John, 38, in Lagos.
What causes the houseboy to murder his madam and her daughter? He brutally murdered the victims at their residence at Number 4 Ogunlana Drive in Surulere on June 19, 2019, 24 hours after he was employed.
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Nicole-Clay held that the defendant confessed to the crime as he admitted to living with the deceased and was the only witness of the incident.
He Killed Adejoke by strangling her and Oreoluwa by stabbing her to death. As the defence did not object to the admissibility of the confessional statement, there is no doubt that the defendant confessed to the crimes. The eyewitness narrated how the houseboy committed his crime.
I have considered the evidence of the security guard, an Okada man, one Yahya Ibrahim, the house help and a police Inspector.
The defendant could not explain what he was doing with all the stolen items he was found with at about 2:00 a.m. on the date he was arrested. The court is satisfied with the total evidence to establish the guilt of the defendant.
“This court has found Joseph Ogbu guilty of these heinous crimes, and you are hereby sentenced to death by hanging. May God have mercy on your soul,”
The convict, while gesticulating, pleaded for mercy and prayed to the court for mercy. A houseboy with such a mindset will prevent people from helping others in need.
“The mama no die for my presence. I beg for mercy,” the convict said in pidgin English.
The defence counsel, Moses Enema, in his allocution, prayed to the court to have mercy on the convict. State counsel Olarewaju Daud urged the court to convict the defendant as charged.
Daud told the court that the convict committed the offences at 9:30 p.m. on Ogunlana Drive, Surulere, Lagos.
The prosecution submitted that the defendant killed Ms Oreoluwa by stabbing her. He said the defendant also robbed the deceased of her car, phones and Plasma TV while armed with a knife.
