Oriyomi Felix, a 35-year-old man, has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the capital city.
Passing the judgement on Monday, January 10, 2021, Justice Bayo Taiwo said that the prosecuting counsel, Sandra Stella, had proved the allegation against the convict beyond all reasonable doubts.
The convict who was tried on a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery had robbed Kamorudeen Adeyemi, Ibrahim Sariyu, Alhaji Alowonle Nurudeen and others on Dec.12, 2017 at Tose Moniya Ibukun Oluwa Zone II, Ibadan, with a den gun.
‘I hereby find the convict guilty as charged and sentence him to death by hanging,” the judge said.
During the proceedings, the Prosecuting counsel, had told the court that the convict and others at large frequently robbed the residents of Tose Moniya Zone II, before he was caught in 2017.
Stella, a Deputy Director at the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, said the convict while armed with a gun, robbed the victims of their belongings, including laptops, mobile phones, jewellery and cash.
