By Gbenga Olarinoye
Osogbo—An Osun State High Court Presided over by Justice David Akin Oladimeji, sitting in Iwo, sentenced members of a five-man robbery gang to death by hanging, yesterday.
22-year-old to be hanged in Ekiti for armed robbery
The convicts are Ifedayo Adebiyi, Semiu Taofeek, Afolabi Ogunwale, Oyeleke Mukaila and Ogunbayo Joshua.
The convicts were arraigned before the High Court on September 23, 2016 on a three-count charge.
The charges preferred against them are conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms, contrary to section 6(b), 1(1) and (2) (a) and punishable under section 1(1) Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R.11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2014.
The prosecuting counsel from the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Tijani Adekilekun, told the court that on November 27, 2015 at Emmanuel House, opposite PP Hotel, Olupona, the convicts robbed one Mr. Fabiyi David of his valuables and…
