Popularly known as the Apo Six, the traders and the lady were shot dead on their way from a night club at a police checkpoint and labelled as armed robbers
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The resolution followed a Point of Order raised by Senator Sonni Ogbuoji (PDP-Ebonyi) during plenary on Wednesday
The Chief Judge of the FCT, Justice Ishaq Bello, had in his judgment condemned to death Emmanuel Baba and Ezekiel Acheneje, and discharged Danjuma Ibrahim, Nicholas Zakariah and Sadiq Salami
The Attorney General of the Federation in 2005 charged six police officers to court for the alleged crime
And with all the attention and public interest, one cannot envy the judge who has to be guided by two principles of law
In a written address filed on his behalf by his defence team, led by Rickey Tarfa (SAN), including Anthony Agbonlahon, Olusegun Jolaawo and Regina Okotie-Eboh, the police chief submitted that the prosecution failed to establish against him the allegation of “criminal conspiracy” to kill the said six Igbo traders
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Attorney General of the Federation in 2005 charged six police officers to court for the alleged killing of the traders, now popularly referred to as the Apo Six
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation is accusing the police officers of killing Ifeanyi Ozo, Chinedu Meniru, Isaac Ekene, Paulinus Ogbonna, Anthony Nwokike and Augustina Arebun