Nigeria, July 10 -- A state high court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced a 16-year-old girl, Joy Afekafe, to life imprisonment for her role in the murder of Funmilayo Adefolalu, a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

Justice Mohammed Mohammed of High Court 4 pronounced the sentence on Wednesday after finding the teenager guilty of the two-count charge of culpable homicide and armed robbery, both offences punishable under Sections 221 and 298 of the Penal Code.

Mrs Adefolalu was murdered on 28 October 2023 at her residence in the Gbaiko area of Minna. The convict, who had worked briefly as a housemaid for the deceased, was found to have conspired with two accomplices currently at large, identified as DJ Wallex and ...