The Lagos State Government says it may not execute condemned founder of Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, popularly known as Rev King, if he is found worthy of clemency.
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem, said this while presenting the Ministry of Justice’s stewardship at the 2018 ministerial press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja on Thursday.
Rev King was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of one Ann Uzoh, a member of his church in 2006.
According to the commissioner, the state government is studying the judgement and will be fair to all concerned.
“The truth of the matter is that Rev. King, as high profile as he may appear to be, is just one of the people on death row, Mr Adeniji said.
“His case will be considered like any other. If at any point in time it gets to the point where the state has to execute the sentence passed on him by the court, it will be carried out.
“If he is worthy of clemency, that will be given to him by the state. But we have not yet got to that point. So, he should continue to cool his heels in prison,’’ he said.
Kazeem attributed the slow pace in the dispensation of justice to the insufficient number of high court judges in the state.
According to him, Lagos State with a population of over 20 million requires a minimum of 120 judges but it has 54 judges at present.
