OSOGBO—Justice Jide Falola of an Osun State High Court sitting in Okuku has sentenced two robbers to death for stealing fowls.

The convicts, Olowookere Segun and Morakinyo Sunday, were found guilty of forcefully breaking into the house of one Mr. Balogun Tope, a police officer attached to Divisional Police headquarters, Okuku, in April 2010 and carting away some of his belongings.

The convicts were charged with conspiracy, robbery and stealing contrary to Section 6(b) and 1(2)(a) of Robbery and Firearm (Special Provisions) Act, cap R 11 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Section (390)(1) Criminal Code Law, Cap 34, Laws of Osun State, 2002.

The prosecution team, led by the state Solicitor-General, Mrs Abiola Adewemimo, called six witnesses and tendered several exhibits during the prosecution.

The prosecution told the court that on November 13, 2010, men were sighted around Balogun’s home armed with cutlass and a dane gun, and that while two of them were arrested, others escaped.

The convicts were said to have confessed that they stole the complainant’s fowls, adding that they had been in his house before to steal.

Adewemimo said: “They also stated that they had earlier robbed Alhaja Umani Oyewo in her house and stole broilers, eggs and kegs of vegetable oil from the house.”

In his judgment, Justice Falola convicted them on only three counts: to death for conspiracy; life sentence for robbery, and three years imprisonment for stealing.

Justice Falola recommended that the governor can decide to commute the death sentence to 10 years imprisonment, considering the convicts’ ages.


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Like we don't already have enough reasons to dislike this country.

This judgement can not and will not stand! How could the judge sentence them to death for stealing?

This is horrible.

M=NEWS MADE IN NIGERIA

What about GEJ who is indirectly stealing our lives??
http:///ArZdc

Incredible. and this judgement should be nominated among best judgements of the year!

Ahahn the robbers tho' breaking into a policeman house

I remember African China
Rich man wey steal money we no go see their name for crime fighter
Poor man wey steal maggi, we go see their name for crime fighter.


If na politician steal 10 billion, he go use 1 million bail himself.(I wount call names)

Nigeria - where the impossibles happen.


The judiciary arm of Government must be high on expired ogogoro mixed with humans exhume

laf 1 finish me.....na im be say if 2 say na goat dem thief d judge 4 sentence dem to..........hell itsef if she get d power. doh a crime.....but Wetin.

Nonsense!! Those who steal millions and billions on regular basis ar stil out there living

how many days to Xmas. lol

what else can i say

hydeekam:
Incredible.

hawk.

Laughable judiciary system

waooooooooooooo

Olusanya333:
S

S is for Sandal

dapsoneh:
Nonsense!! Those who steal millions and billions on regular basis ar stil out there living

[size=32pt]In Nigeria, Only the Poor are under the rule of law.
Very unfortunate[/size]

hmmmmmmmmmmm

lwkmd

Dane guns for fowls?

Isn't the judgment a bit too harsh?

sentenced to death for stealing fowls? are the fowls diamonds??

:oThat's Madness...Anyway visit www.diamondreport.com.ng for the latest info!!!

Defendant: ''My lord....the drop of mercy....it runneth....''

Judge: ''Enough of that hackneyed quotation from Shakespeare....''

(Above loosely paraphrased from the play ''The incorruptible Judge'' by D.Olu Olagoke)

The defendant was standing trial for taking a bribe of five Nigerian Pounds.....(set in the 1960's BTW).