Court sentences 3 to death by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti

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An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery. Five accused persons - Bidemi Babalola, 28, Oluwaseun Akinwale 26, Sola Oyebanji, aka Solademmy, 31, Azeez Jimoh, aka Asela, 31, and Babatunde Ogunlade, 28 - were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye.

The five men, whose addresses were not provided, were arraigned on Jan. 30, 2020, on five counts of conspiracy, armed robbery , possession of firearms, receiving stolen properties and membership of a secret cult. Delivering his judgment, the trial judge said,'In all, the sole issue for determination is resolved in part in favour of the prosecution.

” During the trial, the Prosecution counsel, Dolapo Oyewole, informed the court that the convicts committed the offences on Oct. 3, 2018 at Oke Oniyo Street, Ado-Ekiti. Oyewole called five witnesses and tendered the defendants’ statements to the police, phones, wraps of Indian hemp, a motorcycle with its ignition key among others as exhibits.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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