Osun court sentences six people to death by hanging
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday sentenced four men to death by hanging for offenses akin to the armed robbery and murder of a certain Victor Akinbile, who is believed to be a relative from former Osun State Deputy Governor, Mr. Benedict Alabi.
The convicts, Hammed Rafiu, 37; Rasidi Waidi, 39; Kayode Sunday, 29; and Owolabi Bashiru, 54; were first brought before Judge Jide Falola on October 23, 2019, on six counts of armed robbery and murder.
They had pleaded not guilty to the offences.
Lawyer for the Public Ministry of Justice, Dele Akintayo, while outlining the facts of the case, said that Akinbile came to Osun on November 26, 2018 for the former governor's swearing-in ceremony , Adeboyega Oyetola, and went to Ikirun to spend the night when he was kidnapped by the four men.
Akintayo informed the court that one of the defendants, Owolabi, a security guard working at a house opposite where the victim wanted to spend the night, informed others of his arrival.
He said the four men, armed with dangerous weapons, forced their way into the victim's room and demanded a sum of 10 million naira, adding that Akinbile eventually transferred 3 million naira to a bank account belonging to one of the attackers and also gave them the money he had on him.
After recovering the money, the lawyer said the four men locked the deceased in the trunk of his Toyota Camry and drove him to a place along the Osogbo/Ikirun road, where they burned down the vehicle.
Ajibade and Adedayo Adedeji, who represented the defendants, had previously told the court that there was no evidence to show they held a meeting before committing the act.
In his judgment, Judge Falola said the prosecution lawyer had proven his case beyond any doubt and sentenced the four men to death by hanging.
He further held that the money recovered from the convicts and the money from their bank accounts should be given to the widow of the deceased.
He also said that none of the convicts should be given a state pardon because of the seriousness of the offense they committed.
In a related development on Monday, Judge Falola sentenced Mutiu Azeez (aka Tompolo), 41, and Afolabi Mayowa, 35, to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder.
Prosecution lawyer Dele Akintayo told the court that on July 1, 2018, between 6 and 7 a.m., the defendants asked a motorbike driver to take them to Egbeda.
He added that the motorcyclist, Mayowa Olatokun, was already transporting the men to the agreed location when they suddenly stopped and dragged him into the bush where he was murdered and his motorcycle taken away.
>The lawyer representing the defendants, Adedayo Adedeji, had urged the court to be lenient with them.
Falola later found them guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging.
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An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday sentenced four men to death by hanging for offenses akin to the armed robbery and murder of a certain Victor Akinbile, who is believed to be a relative from former Osun State Deputy Governor, Mr. Benedict Alabi.
The convicts, Hammed Rafiu, 37; Rasidi Waidi, 39; Kayode Sunday, 29; and Owolabi Bashiru, 54; were first brought before Judge Jide Falola on October 23, 2019, on six counts of armed robbery and murder.
They had pleaded not guilty to the offences.
Lawyer for the Public Ministry of Justice, Dele Akintayo, while outlining the facts of the case, said that Akinbile came to Osun on November 26, 2018 for the former governor's swearing-in ceremony , Adeboyega Oyetola, and went to Ikirun to spend the night when he was kidnapped by the four men.
Akintayo informed the court that one of the defendants, Owolabi, a security guard working at a house opposite where the victim wanted to spend the night, informed others of his arrival.
He said the four men, armed with dangerous weapons, forced their way into the victim's room and demanded a sum of 10 million naira, adding that Akinbile eventually transferred 3 million naira to a bank account belonging to one of the attackers and also gave them the money he had on him.
After recovering the money, the lawyer said the four men locked the deceased in the trunk of his Toyota Camry and drove him to a place along the Osogbo/Ikirun road, where they burned down the vehicle.
Ajibade and Adedayo Adedeji, who represented the defendants, had previously told the court that there was no evidence to show they held a meeting before committing the act.
In his judgment, Judge Falola said the prosecution lawyer had proven his case beyond any doubt and sentenced the four men to death by hanging.
He further held that the money recovered from the convicts and the money from their bank accounts should be given to the widow of the deceased.
He also said that none of the convicts should be given a state pardon because of the seriousness of the offense they committed.
In a related development on Monday, Judge Falola sentenced Mutiu Azeez (aka Tompolo), 41, and Afolabi Mayowa, 35, to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder.
Prosecution lawyer Dele Akintayo told the court that on July 1, 2018, between 6 and 7 a.m., the defendants asked a motorbike driver to take them to Egbeda.
He added that the motorcyclist, Mayowa Olatokun, was already transporting the men to the agreed location when they suddenly stopped and dragged him into the bush where he was murdered and his motorcycle taken away.
>The lawyer representing the defendants, Adedayo Adedeji, had urged the court to be lenient with them.
Falola later found them guilty and sentenced them to death by hanging.
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