An Edo State High Court had in 2010 sentenced Osadolor to death over his alleged involvement in the murder of Chief Ahanor. Other persons found guilty and sentenced to death alongside Osadolor were Ogbemudia Omoruyi and Oluwafemi Aihevbva. In a judgment read by Justice Anthony Ogakwu, the appellate court held that the lower court erred for giving the conviction on mere suspicion instead of through confessional statement and eyewitness account. The court held that the appellant did not make any confessional statement, while no account of any eyewitness linked the appellant to the crime. Justice Ogakwu ruled that there were contradictions in the evidence of prosecution witnesses 2,5 and 7 and therefore set aside the judgment of the high court. He discharged and acquitted Osadolor of all the charges. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Henry Idahagbon, said he was yet to be briefed on the ruling, promising to make public the government’s decision on the matter.]]>