Nigerian Prince Sentenced To Death

A Nigerian prince has been sentenced to death by hanging for strangling his boss to death and dumping her body in a well. The prince named Adewale Oyekan of Lagos killed MsEkun and dumped her body in a well and later took her property.

He has been charged alongside Lateef Balogun, a former domestic servant who is also believed to be involved in the murder.

The prosecution on Monday was able to submit evidence stating the prince’s guilt in the Lagos’ Ikeja high court. The final decision came from Justice Raliatu Adebiyi, who sentenced the prince to death by hanging.

The prince had returned to Nigeria after his father died in 2003 and was studying architecture at the time of his father’s demise. It was further revealed that MsEkun had promised him a job at the restaurant and made him live in her house.

But for the sake of taking her property and wealth, Oyekan and Balogun killed her and took away her land and money. When friends and family texted MsEkun to find out where she was, Oyekan used her phone to tell them she had traveled to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for the Eid-el Kabir festival.

The trial had begun in April 2015 and after a long term of 4.5 years, the accused Oyekan was sentenced to death.