Uduak Akpan, who was sentenced to death by hanging on Aug. 4 for the murder of job-seeker, Iniubong Umoren, told the court after his conviction that no one is doing anything about the “many assassinations” in Nigeria.
A State High Court convicted the murderer, Akpan, Thursday, in Uyo for killing Umoren last year, who he lured to a location with a fake job interview.
The judge, Bassey Nkanang ordered that Akpan be put to death by hanging.
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After his conviction by the court, the judge asked Mr Akpan if he would like to say something to the court.
Akpan said: “My Lord, I am not guilty.”
Then the judge replied noting that the court had passed that stage and asked him to say “something” related to the case.
Akpan said: “My Lord, in our country, there’re many assassinations, but nobody is doing something about it.”
