Ekiti court sentences 2 to death by hanging

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two persons, Olowosola Femi Abiodun and Olowosola Sunday to death by hanging.

They were slammed with death sentence for carrying out a robbery attack on a petrol station in Ikole Ekiti while armed with weapons.

In his judgement, Justice Adekunle Adeleye said “The prosecution has established beyond reasonable doubt the essential ingredients of the offence of armed robbery at Ikole Ekiti on 29/12/17,involved the accused persons.”

They were sentenced to death by hanging on Counts 1 and 2 while they were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each on Count 3.

According to the charge sheet, 3-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms contrary were preferred against them.