Admin l Wednesday, July 6, 2022
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State High Court sitting in Eti-Osa has convicted one Elebiju Happiness and sentenced him to life imprisonment for manslaughter for operating a boat without a license.
Elebiju was arraigned before Justice Josephine Oyefeso on an 11 count charge of captaining a boat that capsized and killed 13 persons while operating in an illegal jetty without license.
The defendant committed this crime on the 29th of July, 2020 after loading its passengers from kirikiri heading to Badagry.
The prosecution called five witnesses before the court who testified against the defendant.
The presiding Judge, Justice Oyefeso, held that the prosecution has successfully proven the charge against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt and thereby convicted and sentenced him accordingly
