A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced 33-year-old Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson to death for the murder of his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga.
Nelson was convicted on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, after the court found him guilty on a two-count charge bordering on murder and stealing.
The convict, said to be an usher in a new-generation church in Uyo, reportedly killed Effanga, a makeup artist, before fleeing with her phone.
According to reports, the incident happened around 7am on February 6, 2025, which was also Nelson’s birthday.
He had allegedly visited Effanga at her residence on Aka Road, Uyo, to use her phone to upload his birthday photos on social media. However, things reportedly turned violent after a struggle over the phone.
Nelson was said to have slammed the deceased’s head against the wall before strangling her to d+ath. He then escaped with her phone after committing the crime.
Two days later, on February 8, 2025, security operatives tracked him to a church on Nsikak Eduok Avenue during a night vigil programme around 2am.
During interrogation, Nelson reportedly confessed to the crime.
Delivering judgment, Justice Ekpo Ntekim sentenced him to death by hanging or lethal injection for the murder charge, noting that the punishment for stealing was already covered by the main sentence.
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