A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery.
The High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, which is the capital of Ekiti State sentenced Isa Abdulkareem on Monday.
Abdulkareem was arraigned on January 8, 2018 on a two count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde, while delivering her judgment stated that the prosecution was able to prove that the alleged robbery took place.
She also stated that the prosecution counsel was able to “prove every element of robbery with veracious evidence that have probative values”.
She said: “I found the defendant guilty and convicted accordingly.
“He is sentenced to death by hanging and may the Lord have mercy on his soul”.
According to Mr. Gbemiga Adaramola who was the prosecutor, the robbery operation took place at Oke-Ureje, along Igirigiri Road, Ado Ekiti.
He said that the offense contravened the Section 402 (2) of the Criminal Code Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State Nigeria.
Adaramola said the convict was arrested by community members during a combined vigilante patrol exercise before he was handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution.
During interrogation, the convict confessed to committing the crimes that he was being prosecuted for, he took security agents to their hideout where they met and kept their weapons and ammunitions.
The prosecutor called four witnesses while exhibits recovered, including his confessional statements to the Police, were tendered in court.
The defendant was led in evidence by his counsel Mr. Adeyinka Opaleke and called no witness.
Items recovered include: 4 Dane guns and toy guns, locally made pistols, 4 Nokia phones, 4 Techno phones, masks, cutlasses, charms, axe, victims wife headgear used to wrap the money,cartridges, expended cartridges, knives, pellets, cash sum of N10,000 among others.
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