A Plateau state High court has sentenced a 34-year-old dismissed soldier, Sunday Umaru, to death by hanging for hacking his girlfriend, Charity Thomas, to death. Umaru, had murdered Thomas because he suspected she was cheating on him.
Prosecutor, Emmanuel Awe, told the court that Umaru, a married man, was serving with the Special Task Force, Sector 7, Barkin Ladi, when he murdered Thomas in January 2016.
Awe explained that Charity who lived in Kaduna state, visited Umaru in Plateau state and while there, teh accused had gone through her phone and found a text message with a love intonation from a man. In anger, he stabbed Charity with a knife in the stomach before slaughtering her then disposing the corpse.
He was arrested by the soldiers in the barracks who got wind of his evil act.
Delivering judgement, Justice S. P. Gang stated that Umaru “mercilessly took the life of Charity Thomas in cold blood” and had to face the full weight of the law.
“This sentence is mandatory; the law states that any person convicted of murder shall be punished with death by hanging. The sentence of this court upon you is that you, Sunday Umaru, will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on your soul.” he said
