Boy To Die By Hanging For Killing Sex Worker After A Fling

A 22-year-old man, Jamiu Malomo, has been sentenced to the cruel d3ath by hanging for killing a commercial sex worker, Asisat Akande, after a fling.

Malomo was an ex-convict who was released from prison a month before the incident.

He reportedly stabbed the deceased to death with a knife following a heated argument over his refusal to pay the complete agreed fee.

An Ogun State High Court on Wednesday, January 22, convicted Malomo on a one-count charge of murder.

Malomo, who committed the offence in 2021 when he was just 18, pleaded not guilty to the charge during the trial.

Justice O. Ogunfowora, while delivering the judgement, held that the prosecution has proved its case against Malomo beyond reasonable doubt.

“You are, hereby, guilty of killing Asisat Akande as preferred against you.

“You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on you,” the judge held.

Earlier, the State Prosecuting Counsel, A.M Adebayo, said the convict committed the offence on July 18, 2021 at about 9:30p.m at Ori- Apata area community, Oke-Aregba in Abeokuta.

Adebayo, who is Deputy Director Public Prosecution, said the convict picked the deceased, who was a sex worker, from 3AD bar at Panseke area and took her to his house for sexual pleasure.

“After having carnal knowledge of the deceased, she demanded N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her the complete money saying he had N8,000,” he said.

“The situation led to an argument between him and the deceased, which made the convict to bring out a knife from his pocket and stabbed her in the neck.

“The stab resulted in the instant death of the deceased.”

He noted that, the convict was arrested by men of the police at the 3AD Club in Panseke where he waited to pick another girl for sexual pleasure.

He, however, said that the offence contravened the provisions of section 316 and punishable under section 319 of the Criminal Code, laws of Ogun 2006.