Robbery: 2 persons to die by hanging in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced two persons to death by hanging. The convicts are Adejuwon Kehinde (37) and Adeniyi Dayo (35), an ex-convict. They were arraigned on a five-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and stealing on February 13, 2023. According to the charge, the offences are contrary to Section […]

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced two persons to death by hanging.

The convicts are Adejuwon Kehinde (37) and Adeniyi Dayo (35), an ex-convict. They were arraigned on a five-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and stealing on February 13, 2023.

According to the charge, the offences are contrary to Section 302(4)(a), 312(2)(a), and 421 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

The prosecutor, Olasanmi Oluwaseun, called three witnesses and tendered the defendants’ statements, a bond to produce, and a cutlass as exhibits to prove the case. 

The defendants, speaking through Barrister Lawrence Fasanmi in their defence, called no witnesses.

In his Judgment, Justice Lekan Olatawura said: “I note that in the 2nd defendant’s confessional statement, he described himself as an ex-convict. One would have thought that after his experience in prison, he ought to have reformed himself. Instead, he stepped up his criminal acts and graduated from being a phone thief to an armed robber. I have given consideration to the plea of the defendants for mercy. Unfortunately, the punishment for the offence of armed robbery is mandatory; I therefore have no discretion to exercise in that behalf.”

Consequent upon this, on Count One (Conspiracy), the defendants were sentenced to seven years imprisonment each. While on Count Two (Armed Robbery), the sentence of this court is that you be hanged by the neck until you are dead, may God have mercy on your soul,” the judge concluded.