Revenue Collector To Die By Hanging In Anambra

Ikechukwu Udensi (also known as Ikanda), a renowned revenue agent, was found guilty of killing Ndubuisi Nwokolo, an Onitsha businessman, and was sentenced to death by hanging by an Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha.

Ikanda had been on trial since 2019 for the brutal murder of the late Nwokolo on June 29, 2018, the day before the city of Onitsha outlawed the use of commercial motorcycles.
The defendant worked for the Anambra state government as a revenue collector up to his arrest and prosecution.
On Otumoye Street in Odoakpu, Onitsha, he was attempting to extort a commercial motorcycle who was transporting Nwokolo when Nwokolo stopped him. Ikanda then fatally stabbed Nwokolo for resisting him.

After committing the crime, Ikanda was on the run untill Anambra State Police Command under the leadership of CP Mustapha Dandaura declared him wanted and placed one million naira bounty on him.
He was subsequently arrested on March 31 2019 and prosecuted.

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His conviction gave succour to Nwokolo’s family, who for the past five years, had been crying for justice.
Delivering the judgement at High Court Onitsha, Justice D. A. Onyefu said the convict shall be hanged untill life goes out of him and shall be committed to the prison custody before his death.

In a judgement paper made available to newsmen, the case was contained in Charge No 0/48c/2019 between the State versus Ikechukwu Udensi (Ikanda); the prosecuting counsel was Tonia Nnabuife, Senior State Counsel for the state while Barr C. J. Agbata stood for the convict.

The mother of the deceased, Mrs Kate Nwokolo had continually cried for justice over the unwarranted gruesome murder of her son and breadwinner of the family. She expressed satisfaction over the ruling.

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