Posted on Mar 03, 2020
A HIGH Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Monday, sentenced a 21-year old man, Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Abdulkareem was arraigned on January 8, 2018 on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
Delivering judgment, Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde held that the prosecution was able to prove that the alleged armed robbery happened.
Justice Abodunde added that the prosecution counsel was able to “prove every element of robbery with veracious evidence that has probative values”.
The judge added, “I find the defendant guilty and convicted accordingly.
“He is sentenced to death by hanging and may the Lord have mercy on his soul”.
The prosecutor, Mr. Gbemiga Adaramola said the robbery took place at Oke-Ureje, along Igirigiri Road, Ado Ek