A High Court of Ekiti State, sitting at Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery contrary to section 314, 312 (2) (b) and 344 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.
The condemned persons, Lasisi Afeez (33), Ilesanmi Seun (32) and Ajewole Peter (53) were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on a four count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.
According to the charge, the defendants on 29th March, 2022, at Ado Ekiti, while armed with offensive weapons such as guns and cutlasses, did rob one Ojo Dada Emmanuel of his Toyota Corolla car, wedding ring, ATM cards, Infinix phone, two laptop computers and N70,000 cash.
The defendants also on the same date, place and time did rob Balogun Ahmed of his Infinix phone, Itel phone and N2,200. On the day of the incident, they were found having in their possession one long double-barreled gun and live cartridges without a lawful permit.