Court Sentences 3 To Death By Hanging In Ekiti State

[Shola Sholaz]

An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Friday sentenced three men- Taiwo Hassan, 39;  Henry Okeke, 30;  and Oladimeji Olanrewaju, 27 to death by hanging for armed robbery.
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Delivering the judgment, Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi, said the court found the convicts guilty of the two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
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" I have carefully considered  the evidences before this court by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), the prosecution and the defence counsel.
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" I hereby find  the accused guilty of  the charge of conspiracy and armed robbery as charged and hereby convict them thereof," Ogunyemi said.
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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.

[Folami David]

Whoever commits a crime in any state in Nigeria nowadays will definately face the wrath of the law! That is something we all already know!

[Shola Sholaz]

Death by hanging is just a kind of punishment that let's the offenders and guilty parties forget about life completely. Too bad!