A Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba has sentenced two persons to death for armed robbery and murder.
They are Abdulrasheed Mohammed (m) and Aliyu Bawa (m).
The two defendants were alleged to have committed the offences on 29th May, 2020 at Oni Edozien Street, off Ezenei Avenue, Asaba.
The prosecution led by Mrs Esther Azomani of the State Ministry of Justice, through its witnesses, told the court that on the fateful day, the two defendants alongside two others now at large, while riding in a tricycle (Keke) robbed one Ifeanyi Okafor of his mobile phone handsets.
“In the process of the armed robbery, the victim was stabbed in his chest, and he later died.
“The 1st and 2nd defendants then made away with the phones, which they later sold to the 3rd defendant, one Daniel Joseph, for N6,000.
“The Police tracked the phones to the 3rd defendant, who led them to arrest the 1st and 2nd defendants. ”
The court presided by Justice Onome Marshall-Umukoro in its judgement, held that the prosecution proved the case against the 1st and 2nd defendants beyond reasonable doubt.
The court found them guilty of the offences as charged and convicted them accordingly.
The court held that the case against the 3rd defendant was not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
He was accordingly discharged and acquitted of the offence of receiving stolen property.
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