Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
Dramatic scenes unfolded inside a Lagos State High Court on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, when a convict attempted suicide moments after a judge sentenced three men to death by hanging for the brutal mob killing of a sound engineer over a N100 dispute.
The first defendant, identified as the commercial motorcyclist at the centre of the incident, reportedly pulled out a razor blade and slit his wrist before turning the blade on his throat after hearing the court's verdict, according to a source close to the Imoh family who witnessed the proceedings. Prison officials and police officers immediately overpowered him and prevented what could have been a fatal suicide attempt. The judge directed that he be taken to the hospital for treatment because he still has to serve the sentence imposed by the court.
Three of the six men standing trial over the gruesome mob killing of Lagos-based sound engineer David Sunday Imoh, popularly known as "Dave Sound," were sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos State High Court. All six defendants were found guilty of different offences. Three of them were convicted for conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, and murder. Two others were found guilty of conspiracy to murder and inflicting grievous bodily harm and were sentenced to 11 years and two months imprisonment each. The sixth defendant was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm and sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
The judgment marks a significant milestone in one of Lagos' most shocking mob justice cases, which sparked nationwide outrage in May 2022. Imoh, a 37-year-old sound engineer with Legacy360 Band, was beaten to death and set ablaze after a disagreement over a N100 balance with a commercial motorcycle rider along Admiralty Way in Lekki Phase 1. The incident provoked widespread condemnation across Nigeria, with civil society groups, entertainers, and members of the public demanding justice for the slain sound engineer and calling for an end to mob violence.
The Lagos State Government subsequently arraigned six suspects — Dahiru Ayuba, Susan Moses, Chigozie Anthony, Christopher Dauda, Joseph Tella, and Sunday Azi — before Justice I. O. Harrison of the Lagos State High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square. They were charged with six counts bordering on conspiracy to murder, murder, attempted murder, and causing grievous bodily harm. According to the prosecution, led by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr. Babajide Martins, the defendants unlawfully killed Imoh by beating him severely before setting him on fire. The prosecution also alleged that the defendants attempted to murder two other members of Legacy360 Band, identified as saxophonist Francis Olatunji and keyboardist Philip Balogun, who were also brutally attacked during the incident. During the trial, Balogun testified before the court that he, Olatunji, and the late Imoh were attacked by the mob.
The case has drawn significant attention to the issue of mob justice in Nigeria, highlighting the dangers of extrajudicial violence and the importance of due process. The sentencing of the three men to death by hanging serves as a stern warning against mob violence and a reminder that perpetrators of such heinous acts will face the full weight of the law. The dramatic suicide attempt by the first defendant underscores the emotional intensity of the proceedings and the gravity of the consequences for those convicted.
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