A mother of five and the Secretary of Oko Ita Village Council have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in the murder of two hired assassins.
The woman, Idongesit Emmanuel Udo, 47, and Joseph Ekpo Atai, 61, were found guilty of conspiring to kill Udo’s landlord, Emaeyak Kenneth James. The court ruled that Udo hired the assassins, Ikenna Emeka and Nelson Akaniyene, for N40,000 but they failed to carry out the act.
LEADERSHIP gathered that In a bid to recover her money, Udo reported the assassins to Atai, who then sent thugs to beat Emeka to death. Edet later died after testifying in court
While some of the youths involved in the beating that occurred on April 28, 2017 remain at large since the trial commenced in Ibiono Ibom, before it got to Uyo where Justice Nkanang, who was transferred from Ibiono Ibom Jusicial Division in October 2021, delivered the judgement on extended jurisdiction.
Justice Nkanang, in a two-hour judgement, found Mrs Udo and Ekpo Atai guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to life confinement.
