NIGERIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES SERIAL KILLER TO DEATH BY HANGING

October 11, 2020:

A Nigerian court handed out a death penalty sentence on 9 October 2020 to convicted serial killer Gracious David-West, accused in the deaths of nine women.
Prosecutors said David-West attacked the women in a series of incidents that started on 19 July 2019, in Port Harcourt in the Rivers State. Authorities arrested him two months later.
Rivers State High Court Judge Adolphus Enebele sentenced David-West to death by hanging, saying that the suspect volunteered a confession while video evidence strengthened the case against him. A second suspect, Nimi Thankgod, was acquitted of dumping the remains of one victim into the trash.
State prosecutor Chidi Eke said he hopes the judgment against David-West will serve as a deterrent for others. David-West's attorney, Vincent Chukwu said, though, he hopes to appeal the decision.