A 22-year-old man, Julius Aboy was yesterday sentenced to death for stealing N955, 600 by a Delta State High Court sitting in Warri.

The trial judge, Justice Marshal Mukoro of High Court 1, who handed down the sentence told the convict that he is to die by hanging. The convict was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery, offences punishable under Sections 6(b) and 1(2)(a) respectively of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap. RII Volume 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

In the first count, Julius Aboy and others now at large were reported to have on or about the 4th day of March, 2011 in Warri, conspired with others now at large to commit armed robbery.

In the second count, Julius Aboy and others now at large were also reported to have, on or about the 4th day of March, 2011 in Warri, robbed one Godwin Gwuene of N955, 600, while armed with a gun. The money was said to be Ususu contribution (savings), belonging to workers, serving as cleaners in a company in Warri.

The armed robbery gang, of which Aboy was allegedly a member, ran out of luck when an oncoming vehicle knocked down their getaway motorbike at the scene of the crime, leading to the arrest of the convict and killing of another member of the gang by an angry mob.

Justice Mukoro said the excuse of poverty, which the convict gave as reason of dropping out of school and venturing into crime was not tenable, as poverty was not a licence for criminality.

SOURCE: sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/man-22-to-die-by-hanging-for-stealing-n955-600/

This is serious

He should be lucky he was not 'aluuta'ed but sentenced to death by hanging.. No mercy for armed robbers..

When shall it be..'Senator to Die by hanging for diverting state funds'?

omicron: When shall it be..'Senator to Die by hanging for diverting state funds'?

Young man, get something right, the law is very simple. If you pick up a gun or any weapon to rob your fellow human being, the penalty is the same as that of murder or attempted murder so I don't pity the guy. I also hope for the time when the same treatment would be metted out to our thieving politicians.

Kwashiorkoristic distribution of justice! Is James Ibori not from Delta State. I can bet my life that the same judge would rule that Ibori is innocent even when the evidence is as conspicuous as a ninth month pregnancy. . . JUSTICE MY PHLEGM!

Has he stolen up to d amount dat politicians steal and have stolen? If jolantern kud grant original tifs pardon, den dis 1 deserves forgiveness to. Pls, dis is injustice. If dis kinda judgement is carried out among our leaders, den dis country wil be a beta place.

Eeya

Nigeria is a joke, people who steal billions go on bail without any sentence or death penalty.





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tomzman:
Young man, get something right, the law is very simple. If you pick up a gun or any weapon to rob your fellow human being, the penalty is the same as that of murder or attempted murder so I don't pity the guy. I also hope for the time when the same treatment would be metted out to our thieving politicians.

There's no need for the lecture, young man, we are both saying the same thing. My post is just an expression of "hope for the time when the same treatment would be metted out to our thieving politicians".

I am not in support of the guy stealing or robbing anyone but why die by hanging while politicians who stole billions walks the streets free men, robbing with a gun is the same as stealing public funds with a pen and paper and should carry same punishment.

Grant him presidential Pardon nah what's d diff btw him A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ Alamieyeseigha? One use gun A̶̲̥̅̊₪d̶̲̥̅̊ d oda use pen!

Awww... Death by hanging is always painful.. ! But WTF? What happens to politricians who steal billions by the tick of the clock each day? Nigeria, where are we headed??

Nigeria Judiciary for Sale. Most corrupt sector in nigeria is judiciary. I think dy taught dm how b corrupt in law school.
D lower amount u steal d higher ur offence

So be it, someone has to be an example in a journey of anti-corruption

tellwisdom: Did he die??

Hilarious.. Please wake up!

Die by hanging for stealing less than 1million naira? Means these politicians that have robbed our nation dry should all be pushed into atlantic ocean

What some pple did that they are granted freedom,it is the same thing this guy has just done that he's going to be hanged.
JUSTICE!!! JUSTICE!!! JUSTICE!!!,where are you?....

there is a big problem in nigeria. hanging a youth 4 stealing, while they are celebratin "boko are rams" by gvn them 100k 4 killin innocents. ds is serious!!! injustice!

Billyonaire: So be it, someone has to be an example in a journey of anti-corruption

Example? It has been, and the rest won't ztop.

He had a gun. Hang him.

What the young man did is bad and condemnable; But also killing people by hanging is crude and unforgiveable.

The politicians in the country are idiots. They all deserve a worse fate than this armed robber. They have killed millions by the difficult economic conditions they have created in our land.

We also should have advance like in Europe where CAPITAL PUNISHMENT has been outlawed.

The law should be a reformer and not a life taker

who dey believe sunnews

Godman_n: What the young man did is bad and condemnable; But also killing people by hanging is crude and unforgiveable.

The politicians in the country are idiots. They all deserve a worse fate than this armed robber. They have killed millions by the difficult economic conditions they have created in our land.

We also should have advance like in Europe where CAPITAL PUNISHMENT has been outlawed.

The law should be a reformer and not a life taker

I can see you have never been confronted by armed robbers.

The injustice of justice.

In a country where people are negotiating to grant senseless killers amnesty, Alams granted presidential pardon, pen robbers in government are allowed to run wild! It all makes sense!!! . So long as there are people perceived to be "sacred cows", such judgements make no sense.

nairaman66: Awww... Death by hanging is always painful.. ! But WTF? What happens to politricians who steal billions by the tick of the clock each day? Nigeria, where are we headed??

Dem don kill u by hanging before?

S.M.H or rather S.M.D*ck...... Shit happens... Where are d leaders?