JUST IN: Man who raped, killed female job seeker to die by hanging

An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo on Thursday sentenced Uduak Frank Akpan to death, for allegedly killing a female job seeker, Iniubong Umoren.

Akpan, the first accused, was sentenced to death by hanging.

Drama ensued shortly after the sentence was announced by the trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, as the convict tried to escape.

Report said that it took the intervention of the police to foil the attempted escape.

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The convict was sentenced to death by hanging and life imprisonment in the two-charge of murder and rape preferred against him.

However, the court discharged and acquitted his father, Frank Akpan and sister, Anwan Bassey (2nd and 3rd accused, respectively) who were standing trial for accessory after the fact to murder.