Earlyface

The murders of Cynthia Osokogu Two out of the four persons charged for the murder of Cynthia Osokogu have been released unconditionally by a Lagos High Court.


 The  two men, Maduakor Chukwunonso and Orji Osita who are pharmacists of  Oxpharm Pharmacy, were accused of selling Rohpynol Flunitrazepam-a  sedative without proper prescription and were eventually charged with  murder and felony.


 Speaking after their release, counsel to the  pharmacists, Uchenna Nwoye said the pharmacists were released based on  the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution.

 According to Mr Nwoye, the presiding Judge, Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Lagos High court, had on the 20^th  of November ruled that “there was no evidence where the pharmacists had  an agreement with the first and second defendants to kill the late Ms  Osokogu.”


 He further ruled that the pharmacists have no case to answer and decided ordered that the pharmacists should be discharged.


 Counsel to the two pharmacists had proceeded to the High Court  following the delay of the Magistrate Court led by Magistrate  Aka-Bashorun to grant the prayer of the defendants following the advice  of the Director of Public Prosecution.


 The duo were earlier charged with the other defendants for unlawfully  killing Cynthia Osokogu by administering her with an obnoxious  substance known as Rohpynol Flunitrazepam tablets which was used to  sedate her before her **** and murder.


 Officials of the Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria, however shield  the discharged Pharmacists from talking to our correspondent.