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By Iheanyi Chukwudi
An Enugu State High Court on Wednesday, sentenced to death by hanging one Chiamaka Ifezue, for the murder of an Enugu-based make-up artist, Ijeoma Nweke.
The presiding judge, Justice Kenneth Okpe, in a judgement that lasted two hours, found the accused, Chiamaka Ifezue, guilty of killing the victim by forcing her to drink a poisonous substance.
After over three years of legal fireworks, Chinelo Chigbo who led the prosecution from the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP), was able to convince the court that the suspect was responsible for the death of the 27-year-old Make-up artist.
Delivering his judgement delivered on Wednesday, Justice Okpe therefore, found Miss Ifezue guilty and sentenced her to death by hanging.
The make-up artist's corpse was found in Maryland within Enugu Metropolis on Monday, November 16, 2020, after she had left home on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, for a job but went missing afterwards.
Her supposed client, having refused to disclose the location for the job, asked the deceased to stop at the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) bus stop, where she will then be taken to the venue.
Nweke, having perceived foul play, sent the client’s phone number to her brother via text.
Her phones were unreachable after hours leading to suspicion that she might have been kidnapped.
This led to a frantic search for her by friends and relatives until early on Monday morning when her corpse was found at Maryland in Enugu.
Eyewitnesses said that her corpse was mutilated with a substance suspected to be acid.
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