Tuesday, July 9, 2024 -The Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Tuesday, July 9, sentenced three persons to death for killing a corps member, Mukaila Adebayo, during a robbery operation in Osogbo.
Those convicted by Justice Adedapo
Adeniji are Jelili Kareem, a herbal seller, Oludayo Oludele, a commercial
motorcyclist, and Muyiwa Awodeji, said to be an electrician.
The convicts were arraigned,
tried and found guilty of charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, murder and
unlawful possession of firearms.
Justice Adeniji held that the
prosecution proved all the ingredients of the offences against the defendants
beyond reasonable doubt.
He consequently convicted and sentenced all
three of them to death.
The judge, however, discharged and
acquitted the fourth defendant, Anifowose Buliaminu, for lack of diligent
prosecution. Buliaminu was charged with receiving stolen property.
Earlier, the prosecution counsel,
Muyiwa Ogunleye, told the court that the convicts committed the offences on
January 28, 2020, at Omo West Area, Osogbo. He said the convicts robbed and
killed their victim, Adebayo Mukaila.
“They were later arrested and charged
to court of offences bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery, murder and
unlawful possession of firearms,” Ogunleye said.
The prosecution counsel said that the
offences of conspiracy and murder contravened sections 516, and 324 of the
Criminal Code Law, Cap 34, Vol 2, Laws of Osun, 2002.
According to him, the offence of
armed robbery contravenes Section 6(b) and is punishable under Section
1(2)(a)&(b) of the Robbery & Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap
RII, Law of Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The offences of unlawful possession
of firearms, according to him, also contravene Section 27(1)(b)(ii) of the
Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap. R11, Law of the Federation
of Nigeria, 2004.
Ogunleye, along with his colleague,
Ibukun Adeoye, had called four witnesses and tendered exhibits to prove the
offences against the convicts during the trial.
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