The convicts, Olowookere Segun and Morakinyo Sunday, were found guilty of forcefully breaking into the house of one Mr. Balogun Tope, a police officer attached to Divisional Police headquarters, Okuku, in April 2010 and carting away some of his belongings.
The convicts were charged with conspiracy, robbery and stealing contrary to Section 6(b) and 1(2)(a) of Robbery and Firearm (Special Provisions) Act, cap R 11 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Section (390)(1) Criminal Code Law, Cap 34, Laws of Osun State, 2002.The prosecution team, led by the state Solicitor-General, Mrs Abiola Adewemimo, called six witnesses and tendered several exhibits during the prosecution.
The prosecution told the
court that on November 13, 2010, men were sighted around Balogun’s home armed
with cutlass and a dane gun, and that while two of them were arrested, others
escaped.
The convicts were said to
have confessed that they stole the complainant’s fowls, adding that they had
been in his house before to steal. Adewemimo said: “They also stated that they
had earlier robbed Alhaja Umani Oyewo in her house and stole broilers, eggs and
kegs of vegetable oil from the house.” In his judgment, Justice Falola
convicted them on only three counts: to death for conspiracy; life sentence for
robbery, and three year imprisonment for stealing. Justice Falola recommended
that the governor can decide to commute the death sentence to 10 years
imprisonment, considering the convicts’ ages.
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