7 Armed Robbers To Die By Hanging In Ondo (Photo)
Seven gunmen have been sentenced to death by an Ondo state High Court on Thursday sitting in Akure, the state’s capital. The convicted armed robbers, who are to die by hanging, were said to be involved in the killing of an American-based businessman, Banji Adafin, who had return to Nigeria for vacation. The seven young men: Jimoh Sodiq a.k.a Akamo, Blessing Ogunlade, Yomi Balogun a.k.a Regal, Oluwaseun Oluwalola a.k.a Iyan, Akeem Adedayo, Oso John Omoniyi a.k.a Bosco and Sodiq Babatunde were found guilty of armed robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and for illegal possession of firearms. The court also sentenced to one-year imprisonment, the eighth offender, Damilola Samuel a.k.a Mama, who was the girlfriend of one of the convicts for allegedly aiding the culprit. The armed robbery attack, which occurred on July 4, 2017, at No. 5 Temidire street, Muyiwa Oni Avenue along Akure\Owo expressway, Akure, led to the killing of the deceased in the presence of his wife, before carting away val