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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Son Of Late Oba Of Lagos Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Allegedly Killing Business Woman..

The son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, Prince Adewale Oyekan was Monday sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun.








Adewale Oyekan was convicted along with a domestic staff Lateef Balogun, The convicts who have been in custody for seven years murdered Ekun by strangling her and throwing her corpse in 1,000 feet well located in her home. While convicting and sentencing the defendants, Justice Raliatu Adebiyi in a two-hour said that the prosecution had proved the charges of conspiracy to commit murder and murder beyond reasonable doubt. 


She said:”The circumstantial evidence was strong and cogent, the act of the defendants in killing the deceased was intentional and premeditated. “The court finds that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of conspiracy and murder and are accordingly found guilty of the two-count charge.


“Section 221 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011 stipulates the punishment for the offence of murder as follows. Subject to the provisions of any other law, a person who commits the offence of murder shall be sentenced to death. “Same is the punishment for conspiracy to commit murder as contained in Section 231 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011. 



“The above cited provisions of the law does not give the court any discretion whatsoever in sentencing the defendants. “For this reason the first and second defendants are hereby sentenced accordingly on each of count one and two to death by hanging. May God the giver of life have mercy on your soul.” 



According to the state prosecution led by Mr Akin George, the convicts committed the offences at 1am on Oct. 17, 2012 at the home of the deceased in  Lagos. The prosecution stated that the deceased was a restauranteur who knew Oyekan due to her friendship with his late mother. To render assistance to the prince, Ekun employed him as the manager of her restaurant. “Balogun the second defendant was a former domestic staff of Ekun who was employed by her to take care of her elderly father. 


His employment was however terminated following a dispute with Ekun. “The convicts conspired, killed the deceased and threw her corpse in a well within the premises of her home and took over her businesses and properties including her bus which was sold for N170,000. 



“When any enquiry was made by family and friends about her whereabouts, Oyekan informed them that she had travelled to Abuja for the Ileya (Id el Kabir) festival. He passed this information by sending a text message from Ekun’s mobile phone. “Following panic and worry from members of Ekun’s family and after an extensive search, her corpse was found two months later in December 2012 by well diggers and firefighters. 


“The convicts had placed a generator, a gas cylinder and other household items on the corpse to conceal it in the 1,000 feet well,” he said. The trial at the High Court began on April 14, 2015, five witnesses including police officers, Mr Iyiola Olaniyi, the nephew of the deceased and Mrs Folashade Amurun, the only child of the deceased testified on behalf of the prosecution.

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34 comments:

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    1. Justice served. Kudos to the judge.

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    2. Wow! The heart of man! They put a generator and gas cylinder on the corpse to conceal it? Smh! They should’ve been killed long before this sentencing. So sad! One needs to be careful about domestic staff, they can be very deadly.

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  2. The wickedness of men! God save us from evil people..

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  3. He should enjoy what he did to an innocent business woman.

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  4. His father will be turning in his grave

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    1. Or it could be a case of 'he is his father's son'.

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    2. Kamikaze it's like you know something. Abeg gist us.

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    3. Are you sure he's not a bastard? There's a saying about the king's palace, that because there are so many wives, "others" usually help the king to service the wives. So you can never know the true children in a king's palace.

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  5. What a wicked act!! Lord have mercy on their soul.

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  6. How can a human be this wicked to a fellow humans

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  7. I read such horrific stories and all I say is Let God's Kingdom come

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  8. Hmmmmmm.the heart of man is desperately wicked and evil. Who can know the heart of man? May God deliver us from household enemies.

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  9. Another entitled MF.
    Maybe the supporters club will claim the woman is wicked and owed them salary.
    Wicked ppl that support Evil.

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    1. @ Beds and Roses. They will be quiet in this post. Very wicked people

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    2. Bless You,With her Assistance (Good) towards him because of his Late Mother,he still killed her.
      Evil People are Evil people ,irrespective of Been Good or Bad to them.
      May God never allow Us cross paths with Evil people,that Lives are not Sacred to.

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    3. As in ehn another entitled bastard!! May he rot on hell.

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  10. I have Noticed that Most Influential ( Rich) Men, their Children usually don't turn out( End up) Well.
    The Men usually Struggle to Work Hard,make Names for themselves BUT end up spoiling their Children.
    Mr Respect to Mr Otedola, Davido's Father,Mr Adenuga and others that are Encouraging their children to Work Hard,May your Children be a Blessing to Your Family and your Generation.

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  11. He who killes by the sword die by the sword.... Riot in hell...

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  12. Haaa, uwa di egwu!!
    The world ..... A very dangerous place
    The Lord's mercy on us all!!!!

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  13. What a shame!! Thank goodness Justice has been served in this case. Kudos to the Judge. No man know man.

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  14. Hmmmmm..... Just delayed is not justice denial. No mercy for you ooo.... No place for the wicked....

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  15. Evil that men do....
    Wicked fellow

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  16. What is good for the goose is good for the gander (old saying) Joe.

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  17. Finally her loved ones can sleep peacefully knowing that justice has been served.May her soul rest in peace.

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  18. My prayer is that the Almighty will not allow us to take our enemy to be our friend and companion,Ami A

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