Trader testifies in alleged murder of a Nigerian

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Ozor Jonathan Ami a businessman at No.37 Lumley Street yesterday testified before Magistrate Steven Conteh of court No. 1 in the alleged murder of a Nigerian man Emmanuel Anayo Obiozor. Led in prosecution by Lawyer Bintu Aladi Ozor Jonathan Ami said he recognized the accused Joseph Robert as a worker for his colleague trader. He said on the 7th April 2009 at around 9:30 am his boy called him and told him that something strange happened in his friend’s shop and he went to the scene. Upon his arrival he continued, someone told him that they had taken the deceased to Connaught Hospital. He said when he arrived at the hospital he spoke to one Dr. Williams who explained to him that the corpse was in the hospital. The witness further explained that he spoke to Dr. Rashidda who informed him that the deceased suffered from internal bleeding. Bintu Aladi asked the witness whether he saw the deceased and in response he said he saw the corpse with blood flowing from its mouth and nose. Continuing his evidence the witness said he was in the hospital when the accused met him and explained that he was outside the shop when he saw Mohamed Sillah a paid off worker from the shop asking the deceased that he wanted some items and he saw both of them entering the shop. The witness said the accused said he was not aware if Mohamed left the shop or not until after some time when he saw people standing in the shop to purchase. The witness also said the accused further explained that he entered the shop to inform the deceased that customers were waiting outside when he saw the slippers and the corpse of the deceased on the floor. He further disclosed that the accused said he shouted and people came to his aid and the accused ran away. The witness also said he asked the accused why he ran away and he replied that he ran to call the relative of the deceased. He said he asked him why he did not call him as he is the closest friend of the deceased. He said the accused did not answer and he made a report immediately to the police. The matter was adjourned to the 2nd June for further hearing.

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