Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide.
According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April, 2018.
This was pronounced by the court on Thursday afternoon after it was satisfied that the prosecution had successfully proved its case against the defendants.
The defendants were convicted by Justice Haleema Salman on three count charges: illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and conspiracy to commit culpable homicide punishable by death.
GISTSMATE MEDIA learned that the court allowed the convicts to take the plea of allocutus (Plea of mercy) but eventually sentenced all of them to death by hanging.
“The five of you shall be hanged on your neck until you are dead to serve as a lesson to others,” the presiding judge stated in her ruling.
In April 2018, some daredevil robbers stormed Offa town of Kwara State and robbed at least five commercial banks in the ancient town.
Many people, including nine policemen, were killed in the incident which involved the stealing of an undisclosed sum of money from the banks.
The convicted suspects are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye, and Adeola Abraham.
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