{"id":8882,"date":"2013-08-23T16:44:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/court-sentences-3-to-death-for-armed-robbery-in-ekiti\/"},"modified":"2013-08-23T16:44:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:44:56","slug":"court-sentences-3-to-death-for-armed-robbery-in-ekiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/court-sentences-3-to-death-for-armed-robbery-in-ekiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Court sentences 3 to death for armed robbery in Ekiti"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Friday sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery.<\/p>\n

Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi who delivered the judgement said the court found the convicts guilty of the two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.<\/p>\n

The judge stated that evidences before the court by the Public Prosecution show that the accused- Taiwo Hassan, 39; Henry Okeke, 30; and Oladimeji Olanrewaju, 27-are guilty of the charges.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor, Mr. Oluwaseun Fasote, had earlier told the court that the men committed the offence on Dec.7, 2010, on Ado-Afao Road, Ekiti.<\/p>\n

He said Hassan, Okeke and Olanrewaju robbed one Lateef Saka of his cell-phone, N360 as well as a Toyota Hummer bus marked XQ 987 BDG while armed with a gun.<\/p>\n

Fasote said the offences contravened sections 6(B) and 1(2)(a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap R11 Volume 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.<\/p>\n

The first and third accused was represented by Mr. Ebenezer Adedeji while the second had Mr. Tosin Babalola as counsel.<\/p>\n

All the accused persons had earlier pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.<\/p>\n

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