Court Don Order Make Dem Hang Man Wey Kill Him Padi Over Family Money Matter

Di Rivers State High Court for Port Harcourt don sentence one man, Charles Baridolee, to die by hanging after di court find am guilty say e kill im friend, Gerald Tekena. Baridolee reportedly cut Tekena with cutlass many times after dem quarrel for Bodo community inside Gokana LGA sometime for 2024. Reports talk say wahala start as Baridolee vex say Tekena no gree stop to dey give im family money, talk say di money don make dem no dey respect am again. Di attack later lead to Tekena death.

When Justice Augusta Chukwu deliver judgment on Thursday, she talk say prosecution prove di case of murder wella with evidence and Baridolee own confessional statement. She order say make dem hang am for neck till e die. After court, Chief Prosecution Counsel, Ordu Precious, talk say di judgment don give hope to Tekena family and show say judiciary still be hope of common man. On im own side, defence lawyer, Angus Chukwuka, hail di judge for well-considered judgment, but talk say dem go appeal di case since e concern human life, to see whether dem fit set di judgment aside.