Court sentences 2 to 21 years jail for robbery in Ekiti

Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two persons, Adewale Adesanmi (26) and Arogundade Olumide (24) to seven and 21 years’ imprisonment each for offence of conspiracy and robbery. Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde, in his ruling said “the prosecution has discharged the evidential burden placed on the defendants in law with respect to […]

Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two persons, Adewale Adesanmi (26) and Arogundade Olumide (24) to seven and 21 years’ imprisonment each for offence of conspiracy and robbery.

Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde, in his ruling said “the prosecution has discharged the evidential burden placed on the defendants in law with respect to the offences of conspiracy and robbery. In count one (conspiracy) they are sentenced to seven years imprisonment and twenty one years imprisonment each in count two. The sentences are to run concurrently, he noted.

According to the charge, Adewale and Olumide on 4th January, 2016 at Ajebamidele junction, Ikere Road, Ado Ekiti did conspired to rob one Oladosu Damilola of his belongings, contrary to section 516 and 402 (2) (a) of the Criminal Code, Cap C16, Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria, 2012.

In her statement, the victim said, he was travelling to Ikere Ekiti around 11:00p.m, when the defendants were on a motorcycle and snatched his bag containing clothes, books, certificates and also collected his wristwatch, Infinix phone, wallet, a sum of N4000 and ran away but he was able to get the motorcycle’s registration number, he thereafter reported the matter at Ologede Police station along Ikere Ekiti Road in Ado Ekiti.

The prosecutor, Ronke Odetola called three witnesses and tendered statements of the defendants and victim as exhibits.

The defendants spoke in their own defense and called no witness.

Justice Abodunde however ordered that the four years already spent in custody be deducted from their sentences.