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This news item was carried in today's Guardian:
From Isa Abbdulsalami, Jos
"A High Court in Plateau State has sentenced a final-year student of the Department of Political Science, University of Jos (UINIJOS), to death by hanging for armed robbery.
In his ruling, the trial judge, Justice Husseini Othman of the High Court Five Jos, said the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, Evarestus Mozie (28), robbed his victim Emeka Okonkwo and his wife, Chukwudu Uzoh, of N15,000 and two handsets in a layout in Jos.
The convict was arraigned before the court on a three-count charge of agreeing to commit illegal act of robbery punishable under Section 1 (2) (b) of Robbery and Fire Arms' Act Special Provisions Cap 398 Law of the Federation. But the accused had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Justice Othman posited that as every allegation depends on the prepondoarance of proofs by the submission of the prosecution and the evidence of witnesses, which had not been controverted, they had proved their case against the accused beyond reasonable doubts.
Counsel to the accused, Maxwell Chukwuduma, prayed the court to give lenient punishment as the accused was a final-year student of the university while the prosecutor, Olivia Daziam, an assistant director in Ministry of Justice, Plateau State, informed the court that the accused is a first offender who has no previous criminal records."
NOW, THIS STORY DOES NOT STATE WHETHER THESE VICTIMS OF THE ROBBERY WERE KILLED OR WHATEVER.
MY WONDER IS WHY WERE THE FELLOW WAS ARRAIGNED UNDER THE SECTION WHICH PRESCRIBES DEATH EVEN AS OTHER SECTIONS HAVE OTHER PUNISHMENTS INCLUDING JAIL TERMS?
SEE WHAT THE ACT STATES IN PARTS:
1. (1) Any person who commits the offence of robbery shall upon trial and
conviction under this Act, be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than twenty-one
years.
(2) If
(a) any offender mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) of this section is armed with
any firearms or any offensive weapon or is in company with any person so armed; or
(b) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the robbery the
said offender wounds or uses any personal violence to any person,
the offender shall be liable upon conviction under this Act to be sentenced to death.
2.  (1) Any person who, with intent to steal anything, assaults any other person
and at or immediately after the time of assault, uses or threatens to use actual violence to
any other person or any property in order to obtain the thing intended to be stolen shall
upon conviction under this Act be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than fourteen
years but not more than twenty years.
(2) If -
(a) any offender mentioned in subsection (1) of this section is armed with any firearms or
any offensive weapon or is in company with any other person so armed; or
(b) at or immediately before or immediately after the time of the assault the said offender
wounds or uses any other personal violence to any person, the offender shall upon
conviction under this Act be sentenced to imprisonment for life.

KAREN is HOH. She was spot-on on the task. Happy for her.

Berdina says it aptly: This is the drama.

He has roving eyes and ears,

Let the game begin, the house has become ONE, in Tails (the real house)

, and now NO NOMINATIONS in Tails,

@ Hollandis: What might you say is "correct" representation of a 9ja?

Just spoke with the producer - in fact, she's still holding on, so that I could finish this comment - and I have her assurance that the wrong tape was used.
Chikena ko?
Let's move on - and hope that Mumbai and Karen remain friends. I think Karen, deep down, is a lovely persoon - though, and this is true, someone who knows her says that very well, says what we are seeing is a less-crazed Karen (LCK). Why I say she is lovely is that when Mumbai was announced as Head of House, she it was who ran to her to embrace her. And, I think it was genuine. When Bernadine got her "gift" to take someone on a roll, it was Karen who went and practically held on to Bernardine to please take her. Watch everyone who has come from Heads, it is Karen who has almost always been the first person to embrace them. At least I saw her welcome Bernardine and Weza. I (w)rest my case.

Wish Biggie can get a T-Shirt for WEZA with the inscription: "I DON'T DO SHORT MEN." Wonder why Kim whom she told has not started a discussion: Angola, I thought you said "you don't like short men?" In full view of other housemates, including, what's his name?

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The Amaka, Spot on

The show would have ended, believe me.

That is like a woman sKIMmed

Someone got NICked and Kim who actually was one of the do-ers is all tears.

Call Sulemon: 08055320986

Thought he said during the electoral campaigns that all the refineries are working

So who says she can't win again - just because she is a Nigerian. If she is making the house go on fire why deny her harvest of her tol. Ngbo, my people.

Nice one, Sibe007.
May be she can start a T-Shirt chain; starting with I slapped Luclay or whatever that guy's name is.

How did they realise that?
Are you sure that is not part of the plan? To throw that in to get discussions going?
Since we are talking about "plans" I mean

Karen for the dosh, then.
She is the one everyone is talking about on all the platforms. Even the housemates are talking about her. What else does anyone want? Na beauty we go chop?

She has just "explained" herself to the house and apologised for calling her matches "bitches" - she said she was just joking. And, she really made sense to me. Seems that she could be nice, eh?

May be the Karen deserves to hang in there -for nuisance value.
Why not?

@sirwebs: if you had registered, then go to DSTV AFRICA

I like the creativity of my compatriots.
Omo na face me I face you - that's creative, Kobikwelu

The boys are in trouble. These girls, eh,

Vina Longpet - what kind of name is that? Pardon my ignorance

This SA dude, hmmmm

This is Big Brother CHICLIFIED

Viva! Vina!

Kenyan dude says he is happily single.

@globatop: No, this is not the same Kila of NYSC. That one was Folorunsho Kila, I think, and I think he is from Lagos State.