An Abia
State High Court has sentenced a banker, Mr. Theophilus Ajakaiye, to death by
hanging for killing his wife, Theodora. The
convict allegedly murdered his wife on October 12, 2009 at Azumini Ndoki in the
Ukwa Judicial Division of Abia.
The charge
read, “The accused person is charged with one-count of murder contrary to
Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code Vol. 11, Cap. 30 Laws of Eastern Nigeria,
1963, applicable in Abia State.” Until her
death, Theodora was an employee of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
The legal
battle between the deceased’s family and the accused began soon after the
alleged killing until the judgment recently.
