Five persons arrested over the bloody robbery incidents on commercial banks in Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara state on 5th April, 2018 have been sentenced to death by hanging.
The judgment was delivered Thursday by Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara state high court.
Six suspects – A policeman, Michael Adikwu (now deceased), Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham were arrested in connection with the bloody bank robbery incident on the 5th of April, 2018 in Offa, Kwara state.
It was reported that Michael Adikwu, the leader of the attacks, died in police custody while the remaining five convicts pleaded not guilty.
The remaining five suspects standing trial were in the court.
Justice Haleema Salman who began reading the judgment at 14 minutes past 9 am, found the convicts; Ayo Akinibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran guilty of the offence of culpable homicide, armed robbery among others and ordered that they be hung by the neck until they breathe no more.
The court held that the convicts robbed and killed innocent citizens including nine police officers in Offa during the bloody robbery attack.
The court, in the judgment handed down three years imprisonment on the convicts for the offence of illegal possession of firearms based on the penal code law.
Justice Salman added that the convicts acted contrary to law and misbehaved by allowing their connections with power that be in government to lead them astray.