Sure, I’ll simplify and rewrite the blog using easy-to-understand language. Here it is:
A man was sent to jail for 16 years by a high court in Delta State. He was found guilty of planning to burn buildings and other crimes.
The court, led by Judge O.F. Enenmo in Kwale, decided the man will spend 10 and 6 years in jail at the same time.
Two other men accused with him were found not guilty and were let go.
The three men, named Efajemue Israel, Aziakpono Prince Eseoghene, and Omote Efe, faced seven charges. They were accused of planning to commit a crime, burning buildings, and causing damage. These crimes are illegal under the laws in Delta State, Nigeria.
The lawyers from the Delta State Ministry of Justice, led by Patrick Okoh, called six people to give evidence and showed 10 pieces of proof.
The men were said to have worked with others who ran away to commit these crimes on April 15, 2023, in Ibrede, Delta State.
They were accused of burning buildings and destroying properties, including cars worth millions of Naira. The properties belonged to HRH Aruhor Mowe Gregory, Itive Ovie John, Akpokieren Blessing, and Victor Akokomebe.
The accused men said they did not do these crimes.
But the court decided that the lawyers showed enough evidence to prove the first man, Efajemue Israel, was guilty of planning to burn buildings and actually burning them. He was sentenced to 6 and 10 years in jail with hard labor.
He was not found guilty of damaging property, and the other two men were also not guilty of all the charges against them.