An Abeokuta, High
Court on Monday sentenced Gabriel Joseph to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Joseph, whose
address was not given, was found guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and
armed robbery.
In her judgment,
Justice Olatokunbo Majekodumi, said the convict was found guilty of the
offences.
“Having found that
the accused person is guilty as charged on both counts, you shall be hung by
the neck until you are dead,’’ she said.
The judge said that
the offences committed contravened Section 6(b) and was punishable under
Section1(2)( a) of the Robbery and Firearms (special provisions)Act, Cap Rll
Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convict, who had been standing trial since
December 2013, had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
He was arrested and
charged for robbing one Damilola Alade of his Toyota Camry car with
registration number SL 937 AAA, one iPad, a blackberry phone and other
valuables, at gun point.
The Prosecutor, Mrs
Bolarinwa Adebowale, had told the court that the convict committed the offence.
at no 4JB, Awo-osejo Street, Arowofela, Magoboro, Abeokuta .
According to
Adebowale , the convict and three others robbed the complainant and his family
in front of his house after arriving from a trip.
“When Alade was
about to enter his compound, the accused and three others came down from a
motorcycle, accosted him and pointed a gun at his head and ordered him to
surrender the money in his possession.
“The complainant
answered that there was no money on him, the accused then asked them to come
down from the car, tore the driver’s cloth and used it to tie Alade, his wife,
driver and their three-year old child.
“When Alade saw how
desperate they were, he told them he had no money but an IPad phone and
blackberry phone inside the car.
“The accused and his
gang entered inside Alade’s car and drove off,’’ the prosecutor said.
Adebowale said that
in the course of investigation a female policewoman pretended to be friendly
and sent an invitation to the stolen blackberry.
“The user of the
phone, who is a student responded and said one Niyi, who is a friend of the
accused sold the blackberry to him,’’ she said.
The prosecutor said
that this led to the arrest of the accused at a beer parlour at Kara, Ibafo,
Ogun State,’’ she said.
During the trial the
prosecutor said that all the proof tendered convince the court beyond
reasonable doubt that the accused committed offences.
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