Three persons have been sentenced to death by hanging for theft
in Nigeria’s southwest state of Ekiti.
The defendants, Omotayo Deji (23), Chidiebere Ifeanyin (25) and
Bolaji Usman (28), were convicted and sentenced by an Ekiti State High Court in
Ado Ekiti on Monday.
They were arraigned before Justice Bamidele Omotoso on January
21, 2020, on four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery.
The charge reads that the defendants on “May 6, 2019, at Aba
Erinfun, Federal Polytechnic Road, Ado Ekiti in Ado Ekiti Judicial Division did
conspire to commit a felony, to wit; armed robbery and robbed Ademiloye
Stephen, Olokuntoye Temitope and Ajayi Kolade of their belongings, such as,
phones, laptop computer, sandals, phone chargers and power banks valued at
N186,000, as at the time of the robbery, they were armed with cutlass and
wooden plank.”
Src: Within Nigeria
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