COURT SENTENCES WRESTLER TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING WIFE

A renowned wrestler in Guyuk Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Thank-You Grim, has been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for killing wife.

The Adamawa State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, sentenced the famous wrestler to death after he was tried and found quilty of killing his wife, Kwalla Grim.

Thank-You, was convicted on a count charge of culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to section 192(b) of the Adamawa State Penal Code Law 2018.

Hon. Justice Nathan, had while delivering his judgement on Tuesday, stated that the prosecution was able to prove with cogent evidence that the convict actually killed the deceased.

"As stated in my judgement, the convict is convicted for culpable homicide punishable with death. My hands are therefore tied. I cannot do otherwise", Justice Nathan held.

He further pronounced thus:"Therefore, the convict is accordingly sentenced to death by hanging as provided by section 192(b) of Penal Code Law".

According to the prosecution, the convict who hails from Sili community in Guyuk LGA, caused the death of his wife on the 24th March, 2018.

It added that wrestler wrestled his wife to the ground and used pestle in smashing her in her face in a dreadful manner with the knowledge that her death would be probable of his act.

NEWS PLATFORM learnt that the convict and the deceased who had been having some marital challenges before the incident, parted their own ways on the 10th January, 2018.

After the couple ended their union, the deceased fell in love with another man and decided to get married as a result of which she mounted pressure on the convict to issue her with a divorce letter.

It was gathered that the convict who earlier remained adamant to her entreaties; eventually, decided to meet her demand where he called her to come and meet him at home and collect it.

The convict was said to have asked the deceased to meet him for the letter when they met during a wrestling competition which took place in the community of which he participated. 

The convict pleaded with her to return to her matrimonial home on her arrival on that fateful, but she vehemently refused where she told him that she had charmed him, and that there is nothing he can do.

Irked by her reply, the convict picked a pestle and hit her in the face and other parts of the body severally where she fell down, went into coma and subsequently gave up her ghost.

Earlier, when neighbours heard shouting in the house and came for intervention, the convict picked a knife and pursued them and later escaped into the bush.

He later reported himself to the police at Chikila in Guyuk LGA on that fateful day where he told the police that he was one who murdered his wife and bitterly/tearfully regretted his action.

In his reaction to the judgement, counsel to the prosecution, Salihu Muhammad, Senior State Counsel I, commeded the court for the sound and erudite judgement.

On his part, counsel to the convict, F. A. Ogbe, Chief Legal Officer of the Nigeria Legal Aid Council in Adamawa state, appreciated the court for what he described as well considered judgement.