An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced two men — Seun Omoilodan and Gbenga Kayode – to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye handed down the judgment after finding the duo guilty of a three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and attempted robbery.
She said: “The defendants are hereby convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery.
“On the third count of attempted robbery, the defendants are sentenced to life imprisonment.” Earlier, in his allocutus, counsel to Omoilodan and Kayode, Mr Damola Victor, had appealed to the court to temper justice with mercy.
“My Lord, kindly temper justice with mercy. The defendants are first time offenders and have shown remorse for their crimes.”
The convicts committed the offences on Nov. 2 and 9, 2011 at Ayangburen Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State. The prosecution led by the Chief State Counsel, Mr Akin George, had told the court that the two men while armed with dangerous weapons robbed one Alhaji Jinadu of unspecified number of mobile phones and cash on Nov. 2, 2011.
George said that on Nov. 9, 2011 the convicts also robbed one Mr Rilwan Gbadamosi and his wife of cash and property. The offences contravened Sections 295 (2), (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
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Death by hanging for stealing?I hope the same treatment will be metted out to those who looted the Country's treasury?Perhaps death by cremation would be best for them since they stole billions.
Hissss!
Stella let them die. Many armed robbers Also rape. Forget say na only phone dem steal. Most are just sexual predators
ReplyDeleteWhat happens to those that stole billions? Because they didn't carry arms in the process? Nigeria justics system na wah
DeleteStella,this is not stealing but armed robbery,even wen u rob sum1 even a kitchen knife its armed robbery n its punishment is death by hanging or firing squad.do not blame these Judges their hands are always tide,blame it on the law,if corruption or breach of public trust carried death penalty or life imprisonment I am sure many of these government officials would have gone since.
DeleteAnd our politicians goes free
ReplyDeleteThey can do that to local thieves not international thieves hehehehehehehe
ReplyDeleteWhat a wicked judgment
ReplyDeleteLife imprisonment would have been better.
It's not a wicked judgment. It's what the law prescribes. The stole with the use of dangerous weapons. Weapons capable of killing. You have no idea how many lives these young men have taken or maimed during their operations.
DeleteThe counts may also have included rape but most times cannot be proved by the prosecution coz DNA evidence is not here, victims may be unable to testify or may have destroyed evidence before the matter reaches court. That leaves only the charge of robbery and if proven, then it's death. We had such a case in our office where we secured such a conviction against 8 armed robbers. They just took mobile phones and pocket money but really raped and beat up girls in a hostel. We couldnt prove rape. But we proved robbery of like 12 phones. Anyone who just hears they were to hang for 12 phones would shout. But in fact, they did real damage deserving death
ReplyDelete#i stand with you Stella. All this national thieves should be hung
ReplyDeleteUnfair judgement. But if hanging is. D penalty, stella u will see people will sit up and stealing will be an old gist in d country.
ReplyDeleteI follow you hiss, Stella. Did they kill anyone? I'm not supporting robbery, but these guys never killed anyone, did they?
ReplyDeleteFor what now?
ReplyDeleteAbeg Abeg Abeg.
Because they stole?
That's my first reaction.
But then,what if in d course of their Armed Robbery they killed innocent people?
You see?
Good.
ReplyDeleteStealing is stealing.
There isn't a small thief nor a big thief.
This is how/where it all starts. If they could all be sentenced to death den they wouldn't be old enough to have gotten to d political level
So rapist should die by death by what mbok?
ReplyDeletethose big big tifs will not even die by hanging, only d local ones. rubbish
ReplyDeleteLong hissssssssss.
ReplyDeleteChai....just like that?
ReplyDeleteSmh. I just hope judgment will always be equal to the offense and everybody will know their levels.
ReplyDeleteHehehehe... Death by cremation ke?
ReplyDeleteStella's in a 'wicked' mood this morning...
What is the law concerning the penalty for robbery though? I thought it was the likes of murder that would have death penalty..
IMO, rape too should have that penalty.
Haba this is too much now madam Judge. What abt those stealing our billions in this country.
ReplyDeleteAn armed thief if cornered will attack and possibly kill. The law operates on that belief. If you did not intend to hurt anyone why are you armed? Nothing concern the judge with I never kill before o. If you like make e be fork you carry, as long as you are armed and the prosecution can prove it, you getting hanged.
ReplyDeletelaw is only binding on d poor masses in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteGos help us.
Stella stealing is different frm armedrobbery. Armed robbery is a capital offence in Nigeria & the penalty for that is a death sentence. Same as murder & treason.
ReplyDeleteThey are lucky they did not get jungle justice when they were caught. They should start killing all of them one by one and lets see how this country will go.
ReplyDeleteEnd time judgement
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm.....Speechless.
ReplyDeleteI WONDER WHY AM FEELING FOR THEM THIS MUCH, WHEN THEM THEY ROB, THEY WILL SHOW U NO MERCY
#wasted LIVES.
What a sadistic judge!!!
ReplyDeleteThey should kill them. They have turned some people to walking corpse.
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