A Jos High Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old man, Obinah John, to death by hanging for robbing one Dorothy Olaniyi of N1,705.


The convict was also sentenced to death for robbing Olaniyi of two rolls of peak milk in sachets, valued at N400.

The prosecution counsel, Mr G. D. Fwonyon, who is the deputy director, Public Prosecution in Plateau State had told the court that John, in company with an accomplice, also named John, now at large, robbed the woman on November 18, 2005 in her shop at Gada Biu, Jos at gunpoint.

He told the court that John and his accomplice, having allegedly conspired and used a gun to rob Olaniyi, had committed a criminal offence punishable by hanging.

But John’s counsel, Mr. Tobechukwu Kekemeke, rejected the prosecutor’s claim, and accused the police of “not telling the truth about the gun” said to have been used by John.

Kekemeke pointed out that the police presented three statements, with only the last indicating a confession by the accused that he used a gun against the victim.

The defence counsel further argued that the prosecution had failed to prove to the court that the accused actually used a gun to commit the act.

He asked the court to throw out the case for lack of diligent prosecution, arguing that “the circumstances of the third statement, in which John was said to have admitted ownership of the gun, is suspect.”

In a 60-page judgment, Justice Yargata Nimpa said the evidence before the court had shown that the accused committed the offence and sentenced John to death by hanging.

“The accused is hereby sentenced to death by hanging, but the judgement is liable to an appeal,” Nimpa declared.

Kekemeke told the News Agency of Nigeria that he would appeal against the verdict.

“The convict has the right to appeal against the judgment. It is not a judgment that we are satisfied with, so we are definitely going to appeal at the Court of Appeal,” he vowed.

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The Judge, the accused and the accusers are all foo.ls. Anyway, I hope the same judge will handle farouk's case.

The sentence is in order, so long as he robbed with a gun. He is an armed robber.
If he didn't, its doubtful he would have even gone to jail.

Beaf: The sentence is in order, so long as he robbed with a gun. He is an armed robber.
If he didn't, its doubtful he would have even gone to jail.

Okay, what about the politicians stealing with pen? Oh, pen thiefssssssssssss?

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wht abt dose who thief billions wit just a pen and dose pple includin u beaf onokri who try to mis-inform pple for selfish reasons,judgement is coming for u very soon.

scopusng:

Okay, what about the politicians stealing with pen? Oh, pen thiefssssssssssss?

They are thieves too, but that does not excuse armed robbery.

mutiply: ^
wht abt dose who thief billions wit just a pen and dose pple includin u beaf onokri who try to mis-inform pple for selfish reasons,judgement is coming for u very soon.

It is your father that is a thief.

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i neva called u a thief,i just said u mis-inform pple and u went and insulted my dad,well no probs,i knw dat my dad neva stole durin his life time.if by nw u ar feelin guilty of all ur doins,i wonder wht will become of u in 2yrs time.

mutiply: ^
wht abt dose who thief billions wit just a pen and dose pple includin u beaf onokri who try to mis-inform pple with laptops for selfish reasons,judgement is coming for u very soon.am nt praisin d man,i just knw dat u guys be hidin ur faces in shame

It is your father that is a thief.

unbelieveable. This same government that impoverishes its citizens, kill them for being hungry. Well. . . As we lay our bed we lie in it.

excessive punishment