The Sun Nigeria reports that a court in Izzi, Abakaliki (Ebonyi State) has sentenced 30-year-old Boniface Abraham Edigbo to death by hanging for the murder of Ogbonna Joshua, an 18-year-old SS2 secondary school student..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Since 2021, Boniface and Joshua had been having sex in secret. They agreed to keep it a secret from one another in 2023. However, Joshua disclosed his relationship with the principal and a few pupils when he started experiencing anal health issues. On Monday evening, May 22, 2023, Boniface, furious that their secret had been revealed, enticed Joshua to the Edigbo Guest House.
Joshua was given a bottle of Fanta that Boniface had spiked with pesticide (Sniper) the following morning; after drinking it, he passed away. After telling a woman that he didn’t intend to kill Joshua but only did so because he felt deceived, the woman pretended to assist him in getting away but instead alerted the local youths, who apprehended him and took him back to the hotel, where Joshua’s body was discovered in room 806. Boniface was found guilty by the court, presided over by Justice Ruth Okeh, and given a hanging death sentence. Mrs. Ijeoma Mike-Ajanwachukwu, the prosecuting attorney, commended the ruling and stated that it ought to serve as a cautionary tale.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>