Two policemen sentenced to death over Apo Six Killings

Today, Thursday March 9th, Justice Ishaq Bello of the Abuja High Court, sentenced two police officers to death for their roles in the killing of two of the Apo six spare parts dealers in 2005.

The officers sentenced are the 4th and 5th defendants, Emmanuel Baba and Ezekiel Achenege. 

The court discharged and acquitted Danjuma Ibrahim, Othman Abdulsalami, Nicholas Zakaria and Sadiq Salami, of all 9-counts charge.

The accused persons had been arraigned on a 9-count charge of conspiracy and culpable homicide, which contravened the provisions of Sections 97 and 221 (a) of the Penal Code Law.

The deceased, Ifeanyi Ozor, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwodike and Augustina Arebun, aged between 21 and 25 years, were returning from a night party in 2005 when they were killed.