A Rivers State High Court has convicted a final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) and sentenced him to death by hanging.
The conviction is for the murder and dismemberment of his girlfriend, in a case that has drawn significant national attention to campus crime.
In delivering the judgment, the presiding judge affirmed that the prosecution successfully discharged its burden of proof, establishing the defendant’s culpability beyond reasonable doubt.
The verdict concluded a high-profile legal proceeding stemming from a tragedy that previously incited widespread public outrage, particularly among student bodies and human-rights advocates.
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