osazsky:
there is no justification to crime, serves him right, these people are heartless and kill at will, good move by our judiciary

no one is saying crime is justified,what we are saying is everyone should be treated equally

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texazzpete:
Every time a sentence like this is discussed on Nairaland, people go apeshit and say illogical things.

In Nigeria, the Penalty for armed robbery is death. It matters not if you stole N5k or N500k.

If dieZiani is caught on video robbing motorists with a gun, she will hang.

It may seem a harsh sentence, but the message has to be passed across. Armed robbery cannot be condoned. Whining about the small sum of money makes no sense when you consider the thousands of people that have been killed by petty thugs attempting to steal Cheap Mobile phones and snatch nearly empty wallets.

May God have mercy on his soul.

why have they not hanged james ibori,bode george or alayemiesigha(fmr guvnor of bayelsa).dey dere dey form logicality,mtcheeew

Artistree:

Nothing justifies stealing

god!,no one is justifying stealing,but if dis man dies,the convicted nigerian politicians have to die too

RIP in advance

MadCow1:
Key Problem here is that people mistake thieving for Armed robbery.. Thieves don't endanger your life. They steal from you without a threat to your life. Armed Robbers don't steal, they rob you, inflict bodily harm and in most cases take your life.

So please stop with this foolishness of comparing political thieves to robbers who come to kill you.

dont mind the empty heads

has diezanis looting left them with physical scars?
has it left them traumatized and waking up at every sound?
has it left them paranoid in traffic jams?

i tire for thses eejots and their absence of logical reasoning

Because of 5170? this is not good enough
check my signature

oyb:


dont mind the empty heads

has diezanis looting left them with physical scars?
has it left them traumatized and waking up at every sound?
has it left them paranoid in traffic jams?

i tire for thses eejots and their absence of logical reasoning

ceriously,u call ur reasoning and mad cow's reasoning logical.if you want to steal your father's cash which he keeps in his house,do you need a gun?,but wat if you he has put the money in a bank,wud it be so easy to steal?,in both instances,are you not a thief?

felaismyhero:
ceriously,u call ur reasoning and mad cow's reasoning logical.if you want to steal your father's cash which he keeps in his house,do you need a gun?,but wat if you he has put the money in a bank,wud it be so easy to steal?,in both instances,are you not a thief?

is stealing money from your father wallet the same as injuring him with a machete ?

nwakibie3:
Sylvester Idowu in Warri

A 38-year-old farmer, Francis Williams, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Delta State High Court sitting at Ozoro for robbing his victims of N170 and a Nokia handset valued at N5,000.

The court presided over by Justice A.O. Akpovi sentenced the farmer having found him guilty of the charge of armed robbery punishable under section (1(2)(a) of the robbery and firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap RII Volume 14 Laws of the Federation , 2004.


Justice Akpovi also found the accused guilty on the charge of wounding his victims with intent which got him a life sentence and illegal possession of firearms with a sentence of 10 years imprisonment respectively.

An Assistant Director in the Ministry of Justice T.R. Anuhwin, through prosecution witnesses had told the court that on June 4, 2014 at a Palm Kernel Farm located at Ewu in Ughelli South Local Government, the accused robbed one Hon. Noah Ovie and his assistant of a Nokia handset valued at N5,000 and a cash sum of N170 while armed with a cut to size locally made gun.

Prosecution witnesses further told the court that nemesis however caught up with the armed robber, who was on a solo mission, when he was in the process of trying to rob them of other valuables as the two victims summoned courage and overpowered their assailant.

The court was also told that in his desperation to escape after being apprehended, he bit off one of the fingers of the former Councillor, Hon. Noah Ovie, but his escape bid was foiled by passerby who rushed to the scene and held him down and later handed him over to the police.

The accused, who made a voluntary confessional statement to the police, admitted to have committed the offence but retracted same during trial, called no witness but testified for himself while the prosecution called four witnesses in proof of its case.



http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/10/13/farmer-to-die-by-hanging-in-delta-for-stealing-n170-nokia-phone/

madness!!!!

oyb:


is stealing money from your father wallet the same as injuring him with a machete ?

bro,in every job,there are levels,whether your team is playing madrid or playing yorkshire,you are playing football.that its easier to rob the father without weapon,but needs weapon to rob others does not reduce its consequence.armed robbery is thieving

Devil will receive dis judge soul in d gate of hell fire.

I bet if he wasn't caught, they would've said it was Fulani herdsmen

nwakibie3:
Sylvester Idowu in Warri

A 38-year-old farmer, Francis Williams, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Delta State High Court sitting at Ozoro for robbing his victims of N170 and a Nokia handset valued at N5,000.

The court presided over by Justice A.O. Akpovi sentenced the farmer having found him guilty of the charge of armed robbery punishable under section (1(2)(a) of the robbery and firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap RII Volume 14 Laws of the Federation , 2004.


Justice Akpovi also found the accused guilty on the charge of wounding his victims with intent which got him a life sentence and illegal possession of firearms with a sentence of 10 years imprisonment respectively.

An Assistant Director in the Ministry of Justice T.R. Anuhwin, through prosecution witnesses had told the court that on June 4, 2014 at a Palm Kernel Farm located at Ewu in Ughelli South Local Government, the accused robbed one Hon. Noah Ovie and his assistant of a Nokia handset valued at N5,000 and a cash sum of N170 while armed with a cut to size locally made gun.

Prosecution witnesses further told the court that nemesis however caught up with the armed robber, who was on a solo mission, when he was in the process of trying to rob them of other valuables as the two victims summoned courage and overpowered their assailant.

The court was also told that in his desperation to escape after being apprehended, he bit off one of the fingers of the former Councillor, Hon. Noah Ovie, but his escape bid was foiled by passerby who rushed to the scene and held him down and later handed him over to the police.

The accused, who made a voluntary confessional statement to the police, admitted to have committed the offence but retracted same during trial, called no witness but testified for himself while the prosecution called four witnesses in proof of its case.



http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/10/13/farmer-to-die-by-hanging-in-delta-for-stealing-n170-nokia-phone/

Pathetic story that judge needs a brain check. politicians are stealing billions and nothing happens to them.

felaismyhero:
why have they not hanged james ibori,bode george or alayemiesigha(fmr guvnor of bayelsa).dey dere dey form logicality,mtcheeew

My dear illiterate.
Did any of these ones you cite rob people with deadly weapons?

No? Then what is your point? To confuse me with your imbecility?

Betake thyself and thine doltish ways out of my sight!

felaismyhero:
god!,no one is justifying stealing,but if dis man dies,the convicted nigerian politicians have to die too

Do you know of any convicted politician who is yet to serve his punishment, either by hanging or jail term?

na waa oo..but he did not kill anybody na

chinedubrazil:
i know one of reasons Nigeria as a country is not moving forward. typical example is!

if you want to hang a man that stole #170 and nokia torch light, what will you do to a man that stole $26billion?

sometimes most times what i hear and see in nigeria reduce my IQ

If only he could get himself an expensive lawyer, the outcome would have been different.. I won't be surprised if he had no lawyer at all... That's the difference between high level thieves and street urchins as the politicians can hire SANS ... Nigeria we hail u

slimshadyl:
can you imagine? can't the court ask him to pay back the N170 and handset money even with interest. and never in history Av we heard of politicians looters being given that type of punishment no matter how much they loot.
I GIVE UP ON NIGERIA

Funny comment. Or should I say, ignorance posting?

sylviaeo:
Na wa o. Just dis small moni. N d owner of d phone can't forgive him. I don't know if people still have heart

The owners could have been six feet below by now. Then, he would move on to another victim until it gets to the turn of someone you knew.

Odianose13:
The punishment is too extreme for the crime na. Why go into crime anyway?

The crimes is not N170 and 5k phone. The crime was the weapon and intent to use it if the victims decided not to cooperate.

EzeeYFB:
madness!!!!

Michellla:
The verdict passed is too extreme.
That judge needs his head checked

hatchy:
Chai!

I sorry for this country.

chinedubrazil:
i know one of reasons Nigeria as a country is not moving forward. typical example is!

if you want to hang a man that stole #170 and nokia torch light, what will you do to a man that stole $26billion?

sometimes most times what i hear and see in nigeria reduce my IQ

All of you should read the post below:

Acidosis:
Some people don't get the true picture.

I will prefer to kill a man that robs victims of their N200 and N50 notes with a rifle than one who steals N10 million with technology or Biro.

Both are wicked but one is far more dangerous.

If you harm a fellow human with a gun because of N200, you'd soon destroy a whole community with explosives over a plot of land.

Some of us just choose to be daft most of the time. There is a difference between LOOTING, STEALING, MONEY LAUNDERING and ARMED ROBBERY.

The judgment is not based on the amount involved but the level of fatality and the brutality behind the ACT.

felaismyhero:
why have they not hanged james ibori,bode george or alayemiesigha(fmr guvnor of bayelsa).dey dere dey form logicality,mtcheeew

That's why you need to the law of the land before going into crime.

felaismyhero:
bro,in every job,there are levels,whether your team is playing madrid or playing yorkshire,you are playing football.that its easier to rob the father without weapon,but needs weapon to rob others does not reduce its consequence.armed robbery is thieving

Stop confusing yourself. The key word here is "armed", it determines whether you are to live or die if caught.

GetMeRight:

The owners could have been six feet below by now. Then, he would move on to another victim until it gets to the turn of someone you knew.

u made sense in d first statement but u spoke like a fool in d second statement. U could have stopped wen u made a point but going further, u proved to be an uncivilized clout

sylviaeo:
u made sense in d first statement but u spoke like a fool in d second statement. U could have stopped wen u made a point but going further, u proved to be an uncivilized clout

You know, many of you are shallow thinkers. The only way you see the true picture is when you are put in the shoe of the victims.
You want to claim that you didn't know what law says on armed robbery or you were just been stupid? No apology.

GetMeRight:

You know, many of you are shallow thinkers. The only way you see the true picture is when you are put in the shoe of the victims.
You want to claim that you didn't know what law says on armed robbery or you were just been stupid? No apology.

N u tink stealing #175k justifies death by hanging?. Bro, u r a Buffon with a heart of stone

He should not be sentenced to more than 6 oe 5 years imprisonment. The corrupt judges are destroying justice in Nigeria. Many of these judges don't know anything about justice.

GetMeRight:

Funny comment. Or should I say, ignorance posting?

as ignorant as it is, this kind of thing should be settled by a village head or Chief.
I thought they said they are farmers which means the incident happened in a remote area.
whatever punishment they serve him is okay, hanging is just too much

crime is bad...buh extreme justice is extreme injustice