Nigeria, March 21 -- A 52-year-old man, Joshua Akanbi, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ado Ekiti High Court for manslaughter.

He committed the crime during a communal clash over land between Ayede Ekiti and Itaji Ekiti in 2017.

The convict was arraigned alongside Abiodun Ogundamisi, 40, and Segun Ogundamisi, 22, on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.

The judge, Toyin Abodunde, held that evidence before the court proved that Mr Akanbi was guilty of manslaughter for opening fire on one Seyi Oladipupo during a dispute. Two communities were laying claim to Orisunmibare farm settlement which later caused the victim's death.

Mrs Abodunde ruled that evidence before the court was not enough to find the accused perso...