A Delta State High Court sitting in Akwukwu-Igbo has
sentenced one Vincent Okwekwu to death by hanging for robbing his victims of a
handset and N10,000 at gunpoint. The court found Okwekwu guilty of three counts
bordering on conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
sentenced one Vincent Okwekwu to death by hanging for robbing his victims of a
handset and N10,000 at gunpoint. The court found Okwekwu guilty of three counts
bordering on conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
He was sentenced to death by hanging for the offence of
conspiracy, while he got 21-year-jail term for each of the other two counts.
conspiracy, while he got 21-year-jail term for each of the other two counts.
The prosecution team from the Department of Public
Prosecutions had told the court that Okwekwu, on November 1, 2009, with two
others now at large, had broke into the apartments of their victims, Ofoyeju
Peter and Tietie Moses, and robbed them of N10, 000 and a handset while armed
with a gun and a cutlass.
Prosecutions had told the court that Okwekwu, on November 1, 2009, with two
others now at large, had broke into the apartments of their victims, Ofoyeju
Peter and Tietie Moses, and robbed them of N10, 000 and a handset while armed
with a gun and a cutlass.
The crime was said to have taken place at Umueha quarters,
Ibusa.
Ibusa.
The victims were said to have raised the alarm that
attracted members of a vigilance group in the area, which led to Okwekwu’s
arrest.
attracted members of a vigilance group in the area, which led to Okwekwu’s
arrest.
The convict had pleaded not guilty to the three counts when
the charges were read to him by the court clerk during his arraignment.
the charges were read to him by the court clerk during his arraignment.
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