Ogunyemi Victoria
A Jos High Court has sentenced Thomas Danboyi and Pam Lang to death by hanging for the 2010 murder of Chung Bot, a farmer in Tahai Gyel Bukuru, Jos South LGA.
Delivering the verdict, Justice David Mann ruled that the killing—linked to a land dispute—was premeditated. Court records revealed that the victim was assaulted while working on his farm, with Danboyi restraining him as Lang struck the fatal blow.
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Despite appeals for leniency, the court upheld the mandatory capital punishment under the 1963 Penal Code and imposed an additional three-year sentence for conspiracy.
The ruling has reignited concerns over land-related violence in Plateau State, with human rights groups calling for more efforts to address underlying conflicts and support the victim’s family.