A 17-year-old, Solomon Ezukwa, has been sentenced to death by a Calabar High Court for killing his step-brother, Joseph Banyio.
However, Ezukwa had pleaded not guilty, and argued that he acted on self
According to the police prosecutor, Christian Ugwuoke, the two brothers were playing in their village in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State when an argument broke out between them. He said that in the course of the brawl, Ezukwa brought out a locally made rifle and shot the victim at close range; with the intention to kill.
“When the argument ensued, it was my brother that ran into the house and brought out a machete which he used to hit me several times,” he said. “I then went into the house and brought out a gun to defend myself.”
Justice Tambe Ebuta gave the sentence after ruling that the exhibits tendered during the trial showed that the accused was guilty of the offence.
CRAP. How can you kill your own brother……