Court sentence three robbers to death by hanging in Ekiti
The Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy.
The convicts are Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29) and Eric Tile (30).
The fourth defendant Promise Shie (27) was discharged and acquitted for lack of evidence.
The three were convicted for armed robbery and unlawfully possessed firearms on July 7, 2022 along Ilumoba-Aisegba Ekiti Road, Aisegba-Ekiti.
Justice Bamidele Omotoso said, “I hold that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms against the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants.
Mr Omotoso said, consequently, “for the offence of conspiracy and armed robbery, you are all sentenced to death by hanging, may the Lord have mercy on your souls.”
He, however, discharged and acquitted the 4th defendant (Promise Shie) since the prosecution failed to establish any of the offences against him.
The convicts were arraigned on four counts of conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.
The prosecutor, Gbemiga Adaramola told the court that the offence contravened Sections 6(b), 1(2) and 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions), Act., Cap. Rll, Vol. 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
He said that the convicts, armed with guns, robbed one Okey Jude and Jayeoba Ayobami of laptops, phones, N540,000 cash, among others.
To prove his case, the prosecutor called four witnesses and tendered two guns, phones, laptops, cutlass, axe, face masks, among others, as exhibits.
The convicts spoke in their defence through their respective lawyers but called no witnesses.
(NAN)
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