An FCT High Court in Abuja sentences Ekang Philip Bassey (also reported as Ekang Bassey) to life imprisonment for the death of his friend, Emeka Nnonifu. According to reports from multiple Nigerian outlets, the killing occurs on January 6, 2024, during a birthday gathering at a hotel in the Kubwa area of the nation’s capital. The cases describe a heated disagreement between Bassey and Nnonifu at the party, which escalates and results in Nnonifu’s death.
Vanguard reports that the FCT Police Command secures the conviction of Bassey, who is sentenced by Justice M. S. Idris of the FCT High Court. The Punch and Daily Post Nigeria also report the life sentence and link it to the incident during the birthday event. The accounts agree on the central facts: the parties are friends, the incident happens in Kubwa, and the court imposes a life term following the conviction for causing the friend’s death.
No reports in the provided excerpts mention an appeal, other charges, or the specific manner of the death.
