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Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Gemstone7(m): 10:55am On Mar 21, 2017
EnkayDezign:
Imagine...and the biggest thieves are getting lousy sentences of 2 years or months. God have mercy! there is no justice in Nigeria
mehn dat z it oh...steal phone,pen,pot is death sentence bt steal $3million,€7million nobody will touch you..dat z nigeria for you and it also goes wit dis saying "kill one you're a murderer,kill thousand you're a king,kill them all you're a god"#GEMSTONE7
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Princewell2012(m): 10:58am On Mar 21, 2017
Tundepegba:
The one who stabbed the victim got 14 years, the one who ran with the phone got life.... Perplexing.

Hmn am not happy with that kind of judgment.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by farouk0403(m): 11:01am On Mar 21, 2017
Caseless:
people with zero reading ability like you made her so.

You are the one with zero ability of reading, the 14 years old "Godfrey" stabbed the man, while 23years Abiodun whisk away with the phone.

Now if you were to be the judge who will you punish more among the two thieves?
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Princewell2012(m): 11:02am On Mar 21, 2017
StarPlayer:
Could you stop sounding dumb already? you should know too well that crime is not enough to get capital punishment. Attempted murder isnt murder

Thank you. Am looking for someone who will qoute him.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Kelvin1971(m): 11:05am On Mar 21, 2017
See judgment people steal billions and trillions and moving around just small money phone you say the person to die by hanging. This judge no get sense
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by bitcoinvin(m): 11:08am On Mar 21, 2017
Jerryojozy:
The judge must be high before delivering this wicked and barbaric judgement. Those wey chop our yams still de waka free.


Genius J

Just listening to African china:Mr President......When u steal Maggi,they show u papper.....hala Nigeria
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Jerryojozy(m): 11:09am On Mar 21, 2017
bitcoinvin:


Just listening to African china:Mr President......When u steal Maggi,they show u papper.....hala Nigeria
You are so in point man.

Genius J
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Ola5TP: 11:11am On Mar 21, 2017
And the real thieves in the government ain't get a damn judgement. Nija is down for real.
I hail o.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Jerryojozy(m): 11:16am On Mar 21, 2017
tifany89:

Did u read d part where it says d owner of the phone was stabbed in his head with a knife? Oh I forgot u too probably maybe an armed robber so u v to stand up for one of ur own.next time keep shut if u v nothing meaningful to say
Hahaha..I have said something meaningful is you can't decode it due to ur level of intelligence , its ur problem.

Genius J
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by martooski(m): 11:18am On Mar 21, 2017
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StarPlayer:
Could you stop sounding dumb already? you should know too well that crime is not enough to get capital punishment. Attempted murder isnt murder
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Do you know you can also get a life sentence for Armed Robbery.... or maybe we would have preferred JUNGLE JUSTICE
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Hadey007(m): 11:21am On Mar 21, 2017
nice one when some pot bellied fools are embezzling millions od naira on a daily basis and are still walking free on the street......Naija i hail ooooo
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by oruma19: 11:26am On Mar 21, 2017
Nigerian judges are ............ Pls fill in d gap cos I lack words now... Nigeria is a curse to the black race.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Nobody: 11:28am On Mar 21, 2017
ZombieTERROR:
Well These cone heads again

You do know it was the Igbo who stabbed the man
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by SpaceAngel: 11:30am On Mar 21, 2017
angry angry
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by alaskido(m): 11:45am On Mar 21, 2017
This is crazy and insane. Just stealing a phone? What about the politicians and military men who stole billions and trillions of N/$/£ from Nigeria. They are still walking free and being celebrated. This judge must be high on something, maybe Oshogbo weed.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Joromi1: 11:55am On Mar 21, 2017
Goznikz:
afonja On D Lose Again When Has Tope Bcm An Igbo Name
Why exactly did you quote me?
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by cooljoe(m): 12:30pm On Mar 21, 2017
we need to sue ds judge. Nd even sue d skool wia he got his ll.b nd d law skool dat gave him his b.l. Wat nonsense
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by charlesucheh(m): 12:36pm On Mar 21, 2017
oluwafrizzy:

Source http://www.frizzyhub.com/2017/03/3-year-old-man-sentenced-to-death-by.html


A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced a 23 years old Tope Abiodun, to death by hanging for stealing an android LG phone valued at N87, 000.

The court also sentenced a teenager, Godfrey Emmanuel, to 14 years imprisonment for the same offence. Another suspect, Samuel Egbe 24-year-old trader at Wuse Market, Abuja, who was charged with dishonestly receiving the LG phone from the 2nd accused (Tope Abiodun), with knowledge that they were stolen, was, however, lucky, as he was discharged and acquitted by the court.

The court was amazed by the ingenuity deployed by the convicts in carrying out the robbery attack on the owner of the LG phone, Jacob Habila, who they attacked with a knife before disposing him of his handset.

According to the prosecution counsel, Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon Lough, the convicts had, on October 3, 2013, at about 9:21pm, positioned themselves half naked, at Impresist junction, Karmo, Abuja, and upon sighting the victim with his LG android phone, approached him to allow them make a distress call to their brother.

They told him they were victims of a robbery attack and would need his assistance to call their brother to bring some clothes for them to put on.

The unsuspecting Habila was touched by their story and in the process of dialling a number that was given to him, the 2nd convict (Godfrey Emmanuel), brought out a knife and stabbed him on the head, while Tope Abiodun escaped with the phone.

With blood dripping from his face, the victim raised the alarm, shouting “thief, thief” which led to the arrest of Emmanuel.
The matter was swiftly reported at the police and Abiodun was arrested a few days later.

The convicts were slammed with a three-count charge by the Commissioner of Police, for armed robbery, contrary to section 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act, Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The convicts were represented by Nnamdi Nwiwu, who made frantic but failed legal efforts to get them off the hook.
The lawyer, however, succeeded in saving the teenage robber (Godfrey Emmanuel) from the hangman’s noose by pleading with the court, after he was found guilty of the offences, to consider the provisions of the Child Rights Act, particularly section 221 and section 405 of the Administrative of Criminal Justice Act and reduce his sentence to 14 years.

After evaluating the submissions of counsel, including exhibits and documentary evidence before her, Justice Chizoba Orji found the 1st and 2nd accused persons guilty as charged.

She held that from the totality of evidence before her, the prosecution had successfully established the case of armed robbery
I kept reading to know if the accused had committed a more heinous crime prior to the last, but NO! He didn't! But was sentenced to death! For real!!! In a Common law practising country I feel like fainting! Can a lawyer pls save me by giving more clarification on why that Ogogoro drinking judge should give such a verdict?

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Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by SycophanticGoat: 12:53pm On Mar 21, 2017
konfused:



Biko I pray, tell me where the article said it was an Igbo boy.


Are you minding the he-goat and other goats like him who liked his useless and idiotic comment. The goat's comment would have made sense had he not masturbated with the name of the tribe he loves to hate.

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Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by begwong: 12:56pm On Mar 21, 2017
He should appeal the judgment ASAP and claim it was a gift, since $9.8m was claimed to be gifts given.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Originalsly: 12:59pm On Mar 21, 2017
Hmmm.... that should send a message to those making other ingenious plans to rob and seriously injure/kill innocent people.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Rick9(m): 1:03pm On Mar 21, 2017
Would have said that the judgement was harsh, but attempted murder can't be easily overlooked, what if the victim was stabbed in a very bad place. Well have said my own bit old shun crime .
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Sammyblaq(m): 1:03pm On Mar 21, 2017
Caseless:
grin grin grin I don't kill. The punishment is harsh , but I can't seem to understand why all these phone thieves prefer to stab their victims even when they've taken the phone without resistance.
You don't kill but many known men have killed countless and still walking free.

Hard labour he should be set in...
The US will send such dude to corrections.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Kindoo: 1:12pm On Mar 21, 2017
Poverty and wicked mind. Any way, temper justice with mercy.
check out www.wurana..com
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Daboomb: 1:18pm On Mar 21, 2017
oluwafrizzy:

Source http://www.frizzyhub.com/2017/03/3-year-old-man-sentenced-to-death-by.html


A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced a 23 years old Tope Abiodun, to death by hanging for stealing an android LG phone valued at N87, 000.

The court also sentenced a teenager, Godfrey Emmanuel, to 14 years imprisonment for the same offence. Another suspect, Samuel Egbe 24-year-old trader at Wuse Market, Abuja, who was charged with dishonestly receiving the LG phone from the 2nd accused (Tope Abiodun), with knowledge that they were stolen, was, however, lucky, as he was discharged and acquitted by the court.

After evaluating the submissions of counsel, including exhibits and documentary evidence before her, Justice Chizoba Orji found the 1st and 2nd accused persons guilty as charged.

She held that from the totality of evidence before her, the prosecution had successfully established the case of armed robbery

You see our Judges?
Some of them are just MAD.

Granted, it is a violent robbery but DEATH SENTENCE, for robbing a Phone?

Meanwhile, this same Judge would do "plea bargain" for someone who stole $5 Billion.

Different rules for the poor, different rule for the rich.
No ownder nobody wants to steal small amount now and violence is on the increase.

NJC should do something about these errant Judges on its bench, abeg
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by buffalowings: 1:47pm On Mar 21, 2017
ZombieTERROR:
Well
These cone heads again

you dey mad
afonja and flatty collabo
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by Maghan37: 1:47pm On Mar 21, 2017
engrpheleeks:

Must u mention Igbo? And where did u see 'iPhone' on the story. It shows u too didn't read d story
B4 u go all Machiavelli on me u shld note that I did not mean it as an insult because every tribe as bad eggs as well as good pple.
Re: 23-year-old Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing Phone by 1Rebel: 2:01pm On Mar 21, 2017
Caseless:
people with zero reading ability like you made her so.

Technically, I'm not even a nigerian. I pity your frustration.

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