Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Rev. King, General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly who was convicted and sentenced to death yesterday pleaded with the Court of Appeal, Lagos to quash the death sentence passed on him an Ikeja High Court, five years ago.
Rev. King was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on January 11, 2007 for the alleged murder of a church member, Ann Uzoh. He was arraigned on September 26, 2006 on a six-count charge of attempted murder and murder.
During the trial, the prosecution had argued that the convict poured petrol on the deceased, Uzoh and five others. Uzoh died August 2, 2006 , 11 days after the incident.
According to Ojo, he said Ezeugo did not commit the crime and was not at the scene, arguing that the deceased, Uzoh had in two statements made after the incident and before her death, stated that she got burnt in a generator accident and that the cleric was not responsible for her injuries.
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