Church Usher Sentence To Death for Taking His Girlfriend’s Life in Uyo

A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced 33-year-old Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson to death for the murder of his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga.Continue»

Nelson was convicted on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, after the court found him guilty on a two-count charge bordering on murder and st£aling.

The convict, said to be an usher in a new-generation church in Uyo, reportedly k+lled Effanga, a makeup artist, before fleeing with her phone.

According to reports, the incident happened around 7am on February 6, 2025, which was also Nelson’s birthday. He had allegedly visited Effanga at her residence on Aka Road, Uyo, to use her phone to upload his birthday photos on social media....... .