Two men identified as Adekunle Osho, 31, and Chinedu Ugwu, 34, have been sentenced to death by hanging after being found guilty of armed robbery by an Ekiti State High Court.
The two
robbers who were handed the sentence on Tuesday November 24, were reportedly
involved in armed robbery and also linked to a stolen vehicle.
They were
convicted for robbing one Chief Ojo Gbenga of his Toyota Camry car and N150,000
cash on or about November 14, 2014 at Oke Ila, Tinuola area of Ado Ekiti. It
was alleged that the men who blocked their victim with their own car while on
his way home, shot him in the leg.
Passing the
judgement, Justice Adekunle Adeleye said; “the accused are guilty as charged
and hereby sentenced to death by hanging."
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