He Shot And Buried His Daughter’s ‘Lover’, Court Remands Him In Afokang Prison

By CrossRiverWatch Admin

A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar Friday, remanded Godwin Elewana at the Afokang Prisons for the second time for allegedly killing and burying 22 year old Douglas Ojugbo whom he had suspected was having an affair with his daughter in March 2015.

The matter which was heard at Court 8 presided over by Justice Ukpa Ebitham saw prosecution counsel Amaja Eneji tender evidence to the Court which showed that the license of the double barreled gun used in shooting the deceased expired in 2013, about 2 years before the incident.

Also tendered in evidence were two expended cartridges, one machete, a double barreled gun and five pellets recovered from the body of the deceased following an autopsy carried out after exhumation of the corpse reports.

Amaja who argued that no civilian had the right to take the life of another prayed the Court to critically assess the matter with a view to delivering justice.

However, Defense Counsel, Clement Ukaegbu, told the Court that the wife of the accused had filed for an out of court settlement.

The matter is adjourned till February 27 with presiding Judge Ebitham saying the matter will not be allowed to proceed beyond 2 weeks as it was a case of alleged murder.

CrossRiverWatch had in March 2015, reported that Elewana chased the late Douglas upon sighting him from a distance of about a kilometer to the gate of the Cross River Basin Development Authority where he shot him on the leg and arm and after confirming his death, drove his corpse to the Federal Housing Police station where he connived with the DPO, Supol Mike Ezenwenrem to bury the deceased at the Goldie cemetery.

But, the deceased father in a petition to the Zone 6 command of the Nigeria Police Force argued that late Douglas was not having an affair with the accused daughter but only wanted to collect the balance of his Mini Laptop he had sold earlier to her.