3 to die by hanging for armed robbery in Ondo – Daily Trust

The Ondo State Excessive Courtroom sitting in Akure has sentenced three males – Uche Onu, Ekene Okorie and Celestine Eze, to loss of life by hanging for armed robbery.
The offences have been punishable underneath Part 6 (b) of the Armed Robbery and Firearms (Particular Provisions) Act, Cap R11, Vol 14, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
They have been additionally charged pursuant to S. 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Particular Provisions) Act, R11, Vol 14, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The defendants pleaded not responsible to the counts.
The defendants allegedly dedicated the offence at Gasland Nigeria Restricted, Akure, on April 25, 2024, at about 3am, throughout which they made away with a gasoline cylinder and a automobile.
They have been stated to have overpowered the safety guard on responsibility and hit him with an iron bar on his head in the method.
In his judgement, Justice William Olamide, held that the proof earlier than the courtroom vividly depicted the incidence of armed robbery and that the robbers have been armed whereas finishing up the operation.

He discovered that the prosecution proved past cheap doubt that the defendants acted in live performance and pursuant to the frequent intention to commit the crime.