By Kingsley Omonobi
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has secured the conviction of Ekang Philip Bassey, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the FCT High Court for causing the death of his friend, Emeka Nnonifu, during a birthday celebration.
Bassey was convicted by Justice M. S. Idris of FCT High Court 25 after the court found him guilty of culpable homicide in connection with the incident, which occurred on January 6, 2024, at a hotel in the Kubwa area of Abuja.
FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said the command initially charged Bassey with culpable homicide punishable with death under Sections 220(a) and (b) and Section 221 of the Penal Code Law, following the conclusion of investigations into the incident.
She said evidence presented before the court showed that the accused and the deceased were friends, adding that the incident occurred after a disagreement between both men at the birthday celebration organised by Nnonifu escalated into a physical confrontation.
