Court sentence two to death for killing mum in Delta

Metro Court sentence two to death for killing mum in Delta Published on March 30, 2026 By Alex Akinrogbe A Delta State High Court sitting in the Kwale Judicial Division has sentenced a son and his accomplice to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a mother. They are 44-year-old Lucky Edozien and his accomplice, 33-year-old Amaechi Enuebuka. The woman, Edozien’s mother, Mrs. Janeth Odinuwe, was accused of witchcraft. The case, HCK/54C/2023 – State vs. Lucky Edozien & Amaechi Enuebuka, concluded on March 25, 2026, with the court convicting both defendants and sentencing them to death by hanging. Justice D.C. Maidoh delivered the judgment after finding the defendants guilty of killing the 70-year-old woman at her home in Umudike Quarters, Ossissa, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, on April 13, 2023. The court held that their actions violated Section 319 of the Criminal Code Law (Cap C21, Vol. 1, Laws of Delta State, 2006). Edozien allegedly claimed he believed a ring worn by his mother was responsible for the hardships he was facing. The court heard that Edozien promised Enuebuka musical instruments in exchange for distracting the deceased’s sister, Mrs. Paulinah Okonji, by pretending to negotiate the purchase of scrap metal located behind the house. The plan allegedly allowed Edozien to enter his mother’s room unchallenged, where he strangled her to death. According to the prosecution, led by Assistant Director of the Delta State Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Catherine Onoberhie-Oberuomo, Edozien conspired with Enuebuka, a motorcyclist and part-time DJ, to murder his mother. Despite the absence of an eyewitness and the refusal of Mrs. Okonji to testify, the prosecution relied on the “Doctrine of Last Seen” and police investigative testimonies to establish the guilt of both men. Don't Miss Amotekun arrests 11 kidnappers, 24 others in Ondo You may like Court order stopping our national convention false, misleading – PDP Abia, Rivers, Delta shine as 1st National Teqball League ends in Aba Kano court jails 85-year-old for rape El-Rufai’s release should be backed by court order – Adeyanju to ICPC Court fixes date for hearing of suit challenging APC congress in Taraba Court backs Ogun govt, dismisses Daniel’s ₦500m claim

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