A High Court in Plateau State has sentenced Emmanuel Ude, a former student of Government Technical College, Bukuru, to death by hanging for the brutal killing of his teacher, Mr. Job Dashe, in 2021.
The ruling was delivered on Monday, June 30, 2025, by Justice Silas Bakfur, who found Ude guilty of culpable homicide under Sections 221 and 222 of the Plateau State Penal Code. The judgment mandates the death penalty for such an offense.
The tragic incident occurred in July 2021 at the Government Technical College, located in Jos South Local Government Area. During a routine check, Mr. Dashe, who was serving as the Duty Master, confronted Ude over a suspected breach of the school’s dining hall rules. He had reportedly asked Ude to open his food flask for inspection, suspecting that he had taken food illegally. Ude refused and stormed off.
Minutes later, the student returned to the school premises armed with a knife and attacked the teacher, stabbing him in the chest. Mr. Dashe was rushed to a nearby hospital along Vom Road but was later confirmed dead.
Following an investigation, Ude was arrested by the police and confessed to the crime during interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID). His confessional statement was admitted as key evidence during the four-year-long trial.
Prosecution counsel, Nansil Mbah and Solomon Deme from the Plateau State Ministry of Justice, argued that the act was premeditated and committed in cold blood. They urged the court to apply the full weight of the law.
Defence counsel Josil Drinkat appealed for leniency, citing the convict’s remorse throughout the proceedings. However, the judge emphasized that the law does not allow for discretionary sentencing in capital cases.
“The prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The hands of the court are tied; I can only do what the law prescribes in such a situation,” Justice Bakfur declared.
Emmanuel Ude was consequently sentenced to death by hanging until confirmed dead, closing a dark chapter in the state’s educational sector and leaving behind a legacy of grief and caution.
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