An Osun State High Court
sitting in Iwo, on Monday, passed a guilty verdict on five men for their
involvement in armed robbery and sentenced them to death by hanging.
The convicts, Ifedayo
Adebiyi, Semiu Taofeek, Afolabi Ogunwale, Oyeleke Mukaila and Ogunbayo Joshua,
were arraigned before the court on September 23, 2016, on three counts, Punch
Metro reports.
The charges preferred
against them were armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms contrary to
sections 6 (b), 1 (1) and (2) (a) and punishable under Section 1 (1) of the
Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R.11, Laws of the Federation
of Nigeria, 2014.
The prosecution counsel,
Tijani Adekilekun, said the accused robbed one Mr Fabiyi David of his
valuables, including a Lexus SUV, at Emmanuel House, opposite the P.P. Hotel,
Olupona.
The vehicle was later
intercepted by the police at the Guru Mahraji area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
In his judgement, Justice
Akin Oladimeji said the prosecutor proved his case beyond reasonable doubt and
found the accused guilty of the allegations of armed robbery and unlawful
possession of firearms.
Justice Oladimeji sentenced
the men to death by hanging.
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