Five years after the barbaric killing of four students Ugonna Obuzor, Toku Lloyd, Chiadika Biringa and Tekena Elkanah of the University of Port Harcourt in Aluu community on October 5th 2012, justice have finally been served.
They were beaten and burnt to death by members of Aluu community in the Obio-Apkor Local Government Area of Rivers over allegations that they were thieves. 12 persons were initially arrested but in January this year, 5 persons were discharged and acquitted.
Delivering judgment in the case today, the presiding judge, Justice Ledan Nyordee of the Federal High Court found three persons guilty in connection with the murder and then discharged and acquitted the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th defendants on grounds that the prosecution team failed to prove its case of murder against them.
Video evidence uploaded on social media was critical to the judgement.
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