temitope27:
After leaving Alaigbo to commit crime in the land of integrity, what do they expect

socialjustice93:


They're not Igbos

cococandy:
Over kill judgment
Is there no guideline for how sentences are handed out?

Simplythebest:
This crime doesn't require life imprisonment cus no life was lost and they didn't even use gun. Some years in the prison is better for correction and repentant. Thats my own thought. Pls don't come and attack me

monerozi5590:


You just spoke my mind. This is very heartbreaking. I feel like crying for them. That sentence was too harsh.

Simplythebest:
This crime doesn't require life imprisonment cus no life was lost and they didn't even use gun. Some years in the prison is better for correction and repentant. Thats my own thought. Pls don't come and attack me

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Simplythebest:
Without any injury or lost of life abi. Thank God u are not a judge

Papichulostunne:
politiking at work.. The judge is one lousy judge. Even hushpuppi didnt get life. Neither would abba kyari nor any other politician.. Thus this is pure wickedness

Ifakiland:

Lemme try and explain the law around armed robbery to you.
The penalty for robbery is 5-25years depending on its degree....but armed robbery is either life in jail or death depending on degree also.
Robbery is stealing without a deadly weapon....eg pick pocket, breaking and entering, bulgary, etc all these you get less than 10yrs in jail....but if during the commission of the robbery you injured someone, you get 10yrs+.....if you kill its 25yrs+ could even be life in jail.

But armed robbery is stealing with a weapon dat can kill. If you have anything dat can kill with you while stealing it becomes armed robbery....even if the weapon is a nail, blade, knife, axe, gun etc....for that you get life in jail no questions asked....if you happen to kill or injure anybody during the commission of the crime....you get death straight.

That's the law.

Offenses that can get you life imprisonment or death in Nigeria are the following;
Armed robbery (regardless of weapon used)
Treason (coup plotting)
Kidnapping
Terrorism
Etc

Anaaximander:
You're right in a way but let me ask you a question. Were laws not made based on thoughts and human reason? By default we humans aren't even perfect. The punishment is too harsh if you ask me. No life was even lost in the process. Don't get me wrong, they committed a terrible offence but does it warrant lifetime imprisonment? Definitely no.
That judgement needs to be appealed IMO.

lordtriplee:


Agreed but it doesn’t make so much sense. Each prisoner cost Tax payers around 1m a year. A first strike of armed robbery should not be life in prison.

officialwdhtv:
Two brothers cry a river after they were sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery in Lagos

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a domestic worker, Genesis Ezebong, his brother, Micheal and one Ikade Moses, to life imprisonment for armed robbery in the Palm Groove area of Lagos State.

The convicts were arraigned on December 18, 2020 while the trial commenced on January 11, 2022. The prosecution counsel, Omowumi Bajulaye, during the arraignment of the convicts, had told the court that they committed the offence of conspiracy and armed robbery on January 13, 2019, at No 222 Ikorodu Road, Palm Groove, Lagos.

She said that the trio while armed with cutl@ss, shovel and other dangerous weapons, robbed one Daniel of one Compact Laptop, one Apple laptop, gold and costumes, jewelleries, Blackberry phones, one digital camera, soccer shoes and two other phones belonging to one Titilope Akeredolu. The prosecution, during trial, called three witnesses and tendered documents such as defendants’ statements which were admitted as exhibits.

The witnesses who had testified before the court included Inspector Okunade Olumuyiwa, Titilope Akeredolu and Investigative Police officer and Inspector Olawale Oni. They had narrated to the court how Akeredolu’s domestic worker conspired with others, who were armed with dangerous weapons, broke into his boss’s house with his gang after he had left to church, and locked the security man as well as other occupants in the toilet.

Akeredolu said after she went to church on Sunday morning, she received a call from her security man who told her that the first convict, Genesis Ezebong, her domestic staff, broke into her apartment with a cutlass and stole her things.

The judge held that the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt, the circumstantial evidence against the defendants whils sentencing them.

Ifakiland:

Your kind no fit survive aboard, cos e sure say you no fit obey law. You fit enter London go pee for Bush, dey tell judge say "it was just peeing" ode

rusher14:


Cutlass no be weapon abi?

officialwdhtv:
Two brothers cry a river after they were sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery in Lagos

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a domestic worker, Genesis Ezebong, his brother, Micheal and one Ikade Moses, to life imprisonment for armed robbery in the Palm Groove area of Lagos State.

The convicts were arraigned on December 18, 2020 while the trial commenced on January 11, 2022. The prosecution counsel, Omowumi Bajulaye, during the arraignment of the convicts, had told the court that they committed the offence of conspiracy and armed robbery on January 13, 2019, at No 222 Ikorodu Road, Palm Groove, Lagos.

She said that the trio while armed with cutl@ss, shovel and other dangerous weapons, robbed one Daniel of one Compact Laptop, one Apple laptop, gold and costumes, jewelleries, Blackberry phones, one digital camera, soccer shoes and two other phones belonging to one Titilope Akeredolu. The prosecution, during trial, called three witnesses and tendered documents such as defendants’ statements which were admitted as exhibits.

The witnesses who had testified before the court included Inspector Okunade Olumuyiwa, Titilope Akeredolu and Investigative Police officer and Inspector Olawale Oni. They had narrated to the court how Akeredolu’s domestic worker conspired with others, who were armed with dangerous weapons, broke into his boss’s house with his gang after he had left to church, and locked the security man as well as other occupants in the toilet.

Akeredolu said after she went to church on Sunday morning, she received a call from her security man who told her that the first convict, Genesis Ezebong, her domestic staff, broke into her apartment with a cutlass and stole her things.

The judge held that the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt, the circumstantial evidence against the defendants whils sentencing them.

dollynnn:


Robbery and Burglary are not the same

tuzeriouz:


Interpretation of the law does not need to "make so much sense". The law remains the law. I don't think its expensive to keep law breakers behind bars with about N3,000 on a daily basis. I am ever ready and willing to sell my testes and kidneys and remit proceeds from the sales to the Correction Service to keep law breakers behind bar. Have you being a victim of armed robbery or even petty thievery?