Ilorin High Court yesterday sentenced four persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and criminal conspiracy. The condemned men, Ibrahim Olayiwola, Abdul Waheed Aliyu, Tunde Kareem and Omotayo Isah, who broke down shortly after the judgment was handed down by Justice S.T Umar, were charged with robbing petroleum attendants at Rockfield Petroleum Filling Station, Odota, Ilorin in February 2011.
The offences, the prosecution said, are contrary to the provisions of Section 97 of the Penal Code and Section 1 (2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The offences, the prosecution said, are contrary to the provisions of Section 97 of the Penal Code and Section 1 (2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R11 Laws of Federation of Nigeria 2004.