Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Man Sentenced to Death By Hanging for Beheading Brother

Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Man Sentenced to Death By Hanging for Beheading Brother

Uyo -- An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced 29-year-old Akaninyene Thomas Okpon to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of his elder brother, Friday Thomas Enyenokpon.

Court sentences man to d3ath for beheading brother in Akwa Ibom - Newsy People

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a 29-year-old, Akaninyene Thomas Okpon, to d3ath by hanging for the m3rder of his elder brother, Friday Thomas Enyenokpon, over alleged witchcraft.    LIB reported that the incident occurred in 2018, in Ikot Abasi Asutan, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of the state.    Akaninyene, a father of three children, and his late brother, Ime Thomas Okpon, 37, who was co-accused but d!ed …

A’Ibom Man To Die By Hanging For Murder Of Brother Over Witchcraft Allegation

A'Ibom Man To Die By Hanging For Murder Of Brother Over Witchcraft Allegation By Dennis Udoma, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a 29-year old man, Akaninyene Thomas Okpon, to death by hanging on Thursday. The convict was sentenced to death for the gruesome murder of his elder brother,

"Bloodshed In The Name Of Superstition" — Akwa Ibom Court Sentences Man Who Beheaded Brother Over Witchcraft Claim - TheNigeriaLawyer

A 29-year-old, Akaninyene Thomas Okpon, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo for the murder of his elder brother, Friday Thomas Enyenokpon, whom he accused of being a witch behind his life’s misfortunes. The incident occurred in 2018, in Ikot Abasi Asutan, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, involving Akaninyene, a father of three children, and his late brother, 37-year-old Ime Thomas Okpon, …