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Robbery: Three Sentence To Death by Hanging in Edo

POSTED ON April 18, 2024 •   Metro      BY Benedicta Bassey •   VIEWS 131
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A High Court sitting in Benin, headed by Hon. Justice R. Irele-Ifijeh has sentenced three people, Solomon Abuede, James Monday and Kelvin Edward, to death by hanging for armed robbery, kidnapping and murder of  one Ephraim Akhere in Ihumudumun Quarters, Ekpoma, the headquarters of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, on June 13, 2014.

The court also sentenced one Oviasogie Sunday to life imprisonment for receiving an Infinity Jeep with registration number EFR 218 FB, property of the late Akhere which was stolen after his murder.

The offences are punishable under Section 3 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law of Edo State 2013 and the Armed Robbery and Fire Arms Act.

They were among the six persons arraigned before Justice R. Irele-Ifijeh in suit number: HEK/25c/24 on six counts of armed robbery, kidnapping, conspiracy and receipt of stolen property.

In a 91-page judgement made available to journalists on Thursday, Justice Irele-Ifijeh said that the confessional statements of Abuede, Monday and Edward that they participated in the armed robbery were corroborated by the evidence of one Sandra, a prosecution witness, who was in the same vehicle and kidnapped with the late Akhere.

Giving the judgment, the judge said, “The kidnappers rode on a motorcycle, armed with dangerous weapons, kidnapped their victims and asked Akhere, the driver and Sandra to move to the back seat, and lower their heads, while Abuede took over the driver’s seat.

“They then drove to the bank, two of the kidnappers stayed with their victims inside the car, the other went to the bank with the ATM card of Akhere to withdraw money from his account.

“From there, they were said to have driven to an uncompleted building where Abuede threw Ephraim into a well after giving him rat poison to swallow, while the girl was given the option of jumping into the well or eating the rat poison given to her.”

 

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