An Ogun State High Court has sentenced a 21-year old house help to death by hanging for killing his former boss, a retired Chief Magistrate in March last year.
The court, sitting in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, found David Ndah, 21, guilty of killing Funmilayo Timehin, 65, at her Laderin Estate Residence in Abeokuta.
David, an Igede indigene from Benue State, was a former house help of late
Madam Timehin but was sacked based on an allegation of stealing of mobile
phones and jewelleries.
Delivering his judgement, Justice Abiodun Akinyemi said “the accused is guilty as charged” and sentenced him to death by hanging
David Ndah was arraigned in court on a one count charge of murder, an offence contrary to section 316 and punishable under section 319 of the criminal code laws of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006.