Barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence passed on a Lagos-based pastor and the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, aka Rev. King, some of his neighbours have asked for his immediate execution.
The landlords appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to sign Rev. King’s death warrant to hasten the process.
The landlord, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “Now, we need the governor to quickly sign the papers, because if he does not, we are in trouble.
“The church members had been saying they would take over our houses and they had been threatening to deal with some of us. They ask us to just wait for his return and see what would happen.
“That was why immediately we heard the news of the judgement, we were happy. In fact, if I cannot talk for others, I can tell you that I am very happy. I am happy because it marks the end of a group constituting a nuisance to us.”
Another landlord, who asked not to be named for security reasons, said he wants Ambode to sign the death warrant as soon as possible.
“I hope the governor will not be afraid of signing it. He should do it on time.
“The truth is that the church has not impacted the community in any way. We are waiting for what will happen next after this.
The Lagos State Government, in a statement on Friday through the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said the judgement affirmed the seriousness of the state government in fighting crime.
-Punch
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