The News Agency of Nigeria reports the court sentenced the policeman three days after he was found guilty of robbing and killing the late Mr Okoli during an illegal raid in the community where the deceased resided.
Reacting to the judgment by Justice Shyam Gyanda, the Nigerian community in South Africa welcomed the sentencing/jailing of the South African police officer who shot at close range and killed Mr Okoli.“The Nigerian Union South Africa is vindicated with sentencing of Constable Austin Reynold. “We later ensured that a murder case was registered at Durban Police Station and the case was charged to court immediately due to the cooperation of the investigating officer at Independent Police Investigative Directorate .“I led a delegation of the National Executive of Nigerian Union South Africa from Pretoria to Durban Magistrates’ Court on January 21, 2018 where the bail application was heard.
He said the colleague of Reynold, Brinley Pallo, who was with him when he shot and killed Okoli later turned state witness.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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