| Category Name | Murder |
| Source of News | Daily Post |
| Date of New | 2025-05-16 |
| News Headline | Court sentences 4 to death by hanging for murder in Ebonyi |
| Name of Reporter | Casmir Nwankwo |
| Name of Victim | Chinonso Elom aka Oscar |
| Age | 26 |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | |
| Type of Matter | Murder |
| Complain Office | Nigeria Police Force |
| Crime Address | Near Okwo Ngbo Main Market |
| Crime State | Ebonyi |
| Crime Local Govt Area | Ohaukwu |
| Crime City | Near Okwo Ngbo Main Market |
| Geo-Political Zone | SOUTH-EAST |
| Crime Date | 2023-02-06 |
| Alleged Offence | Charged with conspiracy and murder |
| Section of the Law | |
| Crime Motivation | |
| Type of Sector | Cults related - murder - victim shot dead by suspected cultists because of refusal to give them info |
| Alleged Crime Organization | Individual Group |
| Organization Category | Suspected cultists |
| Crime Sector | N/A |
| Type of Crime | Shot dead |
| Item Description | |
| Quantity | 0 |
| No of Deaths(SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS) | 0 |
| General Remark | Death by hanging |
| Perpetrators Destination | |
| No of Victims | 1 |
| Prosecuting Agency | STATE GOVERNMENT |
| Arraignment Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Court | State High Court |
| Court Address: State | Ebonyi |
| Court Address: Town | Abakaliki |
| Name of Judge | Justice Esther Otah |
| Prosecting Counsel | Barr. Oluchi Ibiam |
| Defense Counsel | Barr. Chinedu Uwa |
| No of Persons Being Prosecuted | 4 |
| Status of Matter | Sentenced to death by hanging |
| No of Deaths(CIVILIAN) | 1 |
| No of Persons Jailed | 4 |
| Forfeited Assets | 0 |
| Amount Forfeited | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Demanded | 0 |
| Alleged Ransom Paid | 0 |
| Conviction Date | 2025-05-15 |
| Details | Source |