AN ARMED thief has been sentenced to death by hanging after robbing less than £50 from three people.
By TOM PARFITT
00:00, Sat, Dec 5, 2015 | UPDATED: 03:04, Sat, Dec 5, 2015






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David Olugboyega has been sentenced to death by hanging
David Olugboyega owned up to the crime to police before a court appearance on Thursday.

Judge John Adeyeye told him: "The accused is hereby sentenced to death by hanging. This will serve as a deterrent to others in the society.

"May God have mercy on your soul."

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Armed with guns and swords, he robbed £26 from Kola Owolabi, £16.50 from Beatrice Olawunmi and £5 from Idowu Abiodun .


The crime took place on Araromi Street in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria according to prosecutor Alaba Adeyemi.

He took part in a series of other robbery operations, Mr Adeyemi told Ado Ekiti High Court.

Mr Adeyeye added: "An accused may be convicted on his own confession alone as long as the court was satisfied.

"Based on the confessional statement of the accused, the court found him guilty as charged.

"Besides, the prosecution has also proved his case beyond reasonable doubt by providing seven witnesses."

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54 Nigerian soldiers were handed the death penalty last year
More than 650 people were handed the death penalty in Nigeria last year – up from 131 in 2013, according to Amnesty International.

Among them were 54 soldiers who refused to fight the terrorist group Boko Haram – which is seeking create an Islamist state in Nigeria.

The soldiers, who appeared before a court in the capital city of Abuja, are expected to face a firing squad.

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Several soldiers were acquitted by a court in Abuja
Lawyer Chinonye Obiagwu said: "There is huge public support for the death penalty – about 65 per cent.

"When there is armed conflict there is always a tendency for the society to support capital punishment, not only for military offences but also for crimes like armed robbery.

"So armed conflict increases the possibility of conviction and sentence."

Source www.Express.co.uk/news/world-africa