According to Punch, a court in the United Kingdom has sentenced a Nigerian fugitive, Abdul Kekere-Ekun, to life imprisonment for the murder of 28-year old Marcus Hall in 2001.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Monday that the convict killed one 18-year old Marcus Hall during a fight outside Luton’s Atmosphere Night club.
Uwujaren said that the 39-year old Kekere-Ekun who initially pleaded guilty to the charge of murder before the Luton Crown Court later attempted to escape justice by fleeing to Nigeria.
He said that the convict was arrested by the EFCC for fraud and was later extradited to the UK when it was discovered that he was wanted for murder in the UK.
Punch reports that the EFCC spokesperson said that Kekere-Ekun was extradited when the commission was served with an extradition notice by the former Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN).
He said that the jailed Nigerian operated with several aliases such as Adebayo Dalvin James Ekun, Adeba Yo Kekere-Ekun, Adeba Yo Muta Lito Kekere-Ekun, James Dalvin, James Adebayo before his arrest.
He said, “During investigation, it was revealed that Kekere-Ekun, who was arrested for fraud, was on the wanted list of the United Kingdom Police.
“Consequently, an extradition notice signed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, was served on him by the EFCC.
He was finally extradited back to the United Kingdom, where he reportedly admitted to the killing. (Punchng)