2 Men Over Sentenced To Death For Stealing Fowls In Osun

The prisoners, Olowookere Segun and Morakinyo Sunday, were found guilty of forcefully breaking into the house of police officer attached to Divisional Police headquarters, Mr. Balogun Tope, and stealing his fowls. The convicts had been in the house before to steal.

The men had also been observed around the plaintiff’s house with a cutlass and a dane gun. The robbers also confessed to earlier raiding Alhaja Umani Oyewo in her house and stole broilers, eggs and kegs of vegetable oil from the house.

The prisoners were charged with conspiracy, robbery and stealing. In the decision, there were convicted on three counts: death for conspiracy, life sentence for robbery and 3 years’ imprisonment for stealing.

The prosecution team, led by the state Solicitor-General, Mrs Abiola Adewemimo, called six witnesses and tendered several exhibits during the prosecution.

In his judgment, Justice Falola charged them on only three counts: to death for conspiracy; life sentence for robbery, and three years imprisonment for stealing

Justice Falola recommended that the governor can decide to commute the death sentence to 10 years imprisonment, considering the convicts’ ages.

Culled from Naij