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May 22, 2025
An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday sentenced two men to death by hanging, and one other to 21 years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder.
The convicts, Wale Adedeji, Akeem Sulaimon, and Wahabi Idowu were found guilty and convicted on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and attempted murder
Delivering his judgment, Justice Olugboyega Ogunfowora, said the court was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the accused persons committed the offences as charged.
Ogunfowora, having found that the accused persons were guilty as charged, convicted the trio to 14 years each on count one and two for conspiracy and armed robbery.
He handed Idowu 21 years on count four and five for conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder.
The judge subsequently sentenced Adedeji and Sulaimon to death by hanging while Idowu was convicted to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour.
Earlier, the Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs Bolariwa Adebowale, to the court that the convicts committed the offences on Oct. 29, 2018 at about 12:30 a.m., at No 40 Merroy Road, Safari Junction Onikolobo area in Abeokuta.
Adebowale said the convicts, armed with knives and cutlass entered into the house of one Mr Rasheed Fajinmi, attempted to kill him and robbed him of his Ford Jeep with registration number MUS 769FF.
She added that the convict also carted away the complainant’s cloths, shoes, four mobile phones, two ATM cards, jewelries, 32 inches plasma Television and a cash sum of N64, 000.
According to the counsel, the offences contravened Section 21(b) and 1(1)(a)(5) of the Prohibition of forcible entry, occupation of landed properties, armed robbery kidnapping, cultism and other anti-violence and related offences law 2016.
She added that the offences also contravened the provisions of Section 324 and 320 of the Criminal Code, laws of Ogun 2006. (NAN)
