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Rivers State Govt takes over prosecution of murder trial of UNIPORT student

Okoligwe was accused in 2023 of killing his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a three-hundred-level Biochemistry student in the same university.

Following the arraignment of the suspect by the Rivers State Police Command, the Office of the Attorney General of Rivers State filed charges against Okoligwe in the State High Court, after receiving advice from the Department of Public Prosecution.

Today FM’s Uchendu Ejiowhor reports that during court proceedings, the defendant, Okoligwe, and his legal representative were not present.

The presiding Judge, Justice C. A. Nsirim adjourned the case to Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, and directed that the suspect be brought to court to enter his plea on the specified date.

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