Ondo Court Sentences 4 to Die by Firing Squad

A High Court in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday, sentenced four members of an armed robbery gang to death by firing squad.


They were convicted on a four-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, murder and illegal possession of fire arms contrary to section 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act R11, Laws of Federation 2004.

According to Punch, the four convicts – Abdurahman Yinusa, Maliki Sanni, Ajayi Saliu and Mohammed Jimoh – are said to be repeat offenders whose specialty is hijacking petroleum tankers at gun point.

Originally a five-man gang, with one member at large at the moment after their arrest in December, they had unleashed mayhem along the Isua/Idoani expressway in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.

During trial, prosecution counsel, Mr. John Olowokere, said the convicts hijacked a DAF truck with registration number, XN 810 ABC, loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol on the same road but were later apprehended by the men of the state police command.

Three of the convicts allegedly drove the truck away to dispense the content while the other two led the driver and the conductor into the bush where they were tied until the following day.

While delivering his ruling, the presiding judge Justice D.I. Kolawole of the Special Criminal High Court within Olokuta Medium Security Prison, said the prosecution counsel had proven the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.

He pronounced them guilty of the charges before ordering that they should die by firing squad.

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