Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Justice Odey to death by hanging for the murder of 35-year-old Benedict Agara, whom he was accused of killing during a fight over a woman identified as Amina.
Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay, who delivered the judgment on Thursday in Suit No. LD/17040C/2021, found Odey guilty of murder contrary to Section 222 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Odey was accused of killing Agara on April 3, 2021, at Block 33, Flat 102, Jakande Housing Estate, Lagos, by stabbing him with a broken bottle in his hand, stomach, and other parts of his body.
The prosecution, led by Titilayo Olanrewaju Daud and Z. O. Abdulaziz, called one witness, ASP Mariam Ibrahim, an investigating police officer, and tendered six exhibits before the court.
In her judgment, Justice Nicol-Clay held that the prosecution had proved the ingredients of murder beyond a reasonable doubt, adding that the burden of proof in criminal cases remained with the prosecution.
