He has been to jail twice. This time, he could end up with the death
penalty. The first time he went to prison, he had attempted to kill his
mother. When he had served his term in Owerri, he relocated to
Maiduguri. In Maiduguri, he killed his friend and he was thrown again
into prison. Now Samuel Chukwunyere Ochichi, 34, is facing the third
conviction, this tune, he may not be as lucky as he was on two previous
occasions.
He has confessed to killing another person, the 12-year-old Favour
Ifunanya Oguamalami. He said he took the girl to his room, raped,
strangulated and buried her in a dry well at Amaegbu village, Nkwerre
Local Government Area of Imo state. He was picked up by operatives of
the Police Ambush Squad, Imo State Command two months after committing
the crime.
Samuel, who hails from the same village (Amaegbu), told Saturday Sun
that, months before the incident, he had expressed to Favour his desire
for love. He narrated: “Favour was a beautiful girl. I told her that I
wanted her to be my girlfriend. She agreed and anytime I meet her on the
way, I would