Ekiti High Court Sentences Four To Death By Hanging For Armed Robbery, Murder
Justice L.O. Ogundana of Ekiti High Court in Ado-Ekiti, has sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder.
The convicts are Sola Ogunleye; Ebenezer Adebayo; Lasisi Afeez and Ojo Oba
They were arraigned on charges of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and conspiracy.
The offence of armed robbery is contrary to Section 6(b), of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap. R11, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2004.
The offences of murder and attempted murder are contrary to Sections 319 (1) and 320 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap.C16, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.
Justice Ogundana, when delivering his judgment on Thursday, held that the prosecution proved all the offences against the defendants beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge consequently convicted all the defendants and sentenced them to death by hanging for the offences of armed robbery and murder.
For the offence of attempted murder and conspiracy, Ogundana convicted and sentenced the four men to life imprisonment.
The prosecution stated that the offences were committed by the convicts on May 29, 2017 at Oyan Orete Camp, ljan- Ekiti.
It was gathered that the convicts robbed the residents of the camp at gun point and one Olasunkanmi Ramon was murdered.
The prosecution also informed the court that the convicts attacked one Alhaji Usman Adeleye and inflicted machete cuts on his head.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Julius Ajibare, who prosecuted the case for state, called five witnesses and tendered seven exhibits to prove his case.
The convicts, who had pleaded not guilty to the offences, were represented by Counsel, Mr Chris Omokhafe, and Mr Oluwaseun Oyebanji.
The four men gave evidence in their own defence during trial and called two other witnesses.
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