Uduak Akpan, the killer of an Akwa Ibom job seeking lady, Iniubong Umoren.
was on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging.
Umoren was lured into her death by a fake employment scheme after which she was raped and then killed.
Akpan was also sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of the lady which he committed in his father’s house.
His father Frank Akpan and sister, Anwan Bassey were housed discharged and acquitted having been found not to be guilty of accessory after the fact.
In his judgment, Justice Bassey Nkanang stated, “This court has proved beyond reasonable doubts that you, Uduak Akpan is guilty of murder and you are charged accordingly. You are to die by hanging until you rot away.”
Officials of the Nigerian Correctional Services and policemen attached to the court however had a hectic time getting the accused back to the correctional centre as he made an attempt to escape shortly after being sentenced to death.
The combined team of policemen and prison officials had to force him into a waiting van.
The accused had before he was overpowered, grabbed a lawyer whom he attacked the security men grabbed him.