Jos High Court Sentences Final-Year Student to Death by Hanging for Fatally Stabbing Teacher Over School Meal Dispute
A High Court in Jos, Plateau State, has sentenced Odey Emmanuel, a final-year student of Government Science Technical College, Bukuru, to death by hanging for the murder of his teacher, Mr. Job Dashe.
The incident occurred on July 30, 2022, during school meal supervision. Mr. Dashe and a colleague were overseeing breakfast and lunch service when Emmanuel violated school rules by collecting food twice. After being disciplined for the act, the student became aggressive and confrontational.
Eyewitnesses testified that Emmanuel expressed his intent to harm the teacher before attacking him. In front of other students, he pulled out a knife and stabbed Mr. Dashe in the chest. The teacher was rushed to Mercy Seat Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
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The Plateau State prosecution team, led by Chief State Counsels Nanfe Mbap and Solomon Gyang Deme, presented eyewitness accounts, police investigations, and medical reports that confirmed the sequence of events. The court found the evidence overwhelming, and the defense failed to counter the claims.
Presiding Judge S. J. Bakfur described the act as premeditated and violent, particularly concerning given it happened within a school environment. He emphasized the importance of maintaining safety in educational institutions and stated that such crimes must face the full weight of the law.
Emmanuel was found guilty of culpable homicide under Sections 188 and 189 of the Plateau State Penal Code and was sentenced to death by hanging.
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