Two persons have been sentenced to death by hanging
in Lagos.
They were both sentenced to death by Justice
Oluwatoyin Ipaye of an Ikeja High Court in Lagos, on
Thursday for robbing a supermarket manager of N5
million.
The convicts, a 20-year-old salesman, Charles Friday,
and Chidiebere Ani, 21, were convicted for the crime.
“I have no doubt that the defendants are misguided
youths like millions in the country. “They are found
guilty of the offences of conspiracy to commit armed
robbery and armed robbery.
“The defendants are to be hung by the neck until they
are dead, and may the Lord Almighty have mercy upon
your souls,” the judge ruled.
Earlier, during the proceedings, counsel to the convicts,
Mr C.C. Ezebube, in his allocutus pleaded for mercy on
behalf of the convicts.
“I plea that the court considers the age of the
defendants, as they are young people who deserve
another opportunity in life to contribute meaningfully to
society,” Ezebube said.
However, the prosecution, led by Mr Akin George, told
the court that the convicts committed the offences on
Sept. 9, 2011 at Elobus Supermarket, Ago Palace Way,
Okota, Ikeja, Lagos.
“Friday, a salesman, who worked at Elobus
Supermarket, conspired with Ani, a trader from Alaba
Market, to steal money from the supermarket.
“On the day of the robbery, based on the insider
information given to Ani by Friday, Ani laid in wait
underneath the stairs of the storey building housing the
supermarket.
“The Manager, Mr Kingsley Obasi, between 9.00 p.m.
and 9.30p.m. uses the stairs to take money to the
director’s office.
“When Obasi was heading to the director’s office, he
was hit at the back of the head with a metal object by
Ani, who made off with N5 million belonging to the
supermarket as well as the manager’s phone,” he said.
The prosecutor said that when the manager regained
consciousness, he had no recollection of the robbery but
the convicts were caught when Ani was overheard
discussing the robbery.
“Friday was overheard discussing the robbery with Ani
on the phone by his colleagues at the supermarket, who
confronted him and searched his phone where
messages to his accomplice were discovered,” George
said.
George said that Friday led the authorities to Ani, who
still had the manager’s phone in his possession as well
as some of the stolen money.
According to him, the offences were in violation of
Sections 295 (2)(a) and 297 of the Criminal Law of
Lagos State, 2011.


How Is it possible that someone gets to hang for robbery, not even armed robbery. God help us

Lemme camp here