two policemen, Ameh Richard and Akinyede Olaiya, are to die by hanging.

two policemen, Ameh Richard and Akinyede Olaiya, are to die by hanging. Justice Abiodun Adesodun of an Ado-Ekiti High Court found them guilty of killing Kehinde Faluyi and Michael Ipinlaye, on 23 March, 2011, over a disagreement on the defacement of posters in Omuo Ekiti, Ekiti State. Delivering judgment, Justice Adesodun held that there were discrepancies in the evidence of the accused. The judge affirmed that the contradictions “vitiated their evidence”. He said the confessional statements of the accused during police interrogation and their oral testimonies during cross-examination in court were contradictory. Justice Adesodun also said the evidence by the prosecution counsel, Messrs Femi Onipede and Omope Oluwanitemi, were overwhelming and equally convincing “to grant their reliefs”. He added: “The prosecution counsel have proved their case beyond reasonable doubt and the accused are hereby sentenced to death by hanging.”