The Supreme Court upheld
the death sentence given to
three men for robbing a woman of
N50,000 at gun point.
The convicts, identified as Kayode
Babarinde, Akeem Haruna and Yusuf
Nurudeen, had earlier been sentenced to
death by hanging by the Kwara State High
Court and the Ilorin Division of the Court
of Appeal.
The three convicts were charged before
the Kwara state High Court in Ilorin on a
two-count charge of conspiracy to commit
armed robbery and armed robbery
contrary to section 97 of the Penal Code
and Section 1(2) of the Robbery and
Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap. R 11
Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The trio was alleged to have robbed Mrs.
Ruth Alabi of the sum of N50,000,
threatening her with a locally made pistol
at Baba Oloya Street, Jebba, on August 18,
2007.
Each of the accused persons pleaded not
guilty to each count of the charge.
The high court found each of the accused
persons guilty as charged on each of the
counts. They were sentenced on
September 26, 2009, for two years of
imprisonment on the count of conspiracy
and death by hanging on the count of
armed robbery.
Dissatisfied with their conviction and
sentence, the trio appealed to the Court of
Appeal in Ilorin, but their appeal was
dismissed.
Still dissatisfied, they appealed to the
Supreme Court.
In a lead judgment delivered by Justice
Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, their appeal was
found to be unmeritorous and was
therefore dismissed.
"I find no reason to disturb the said
finding and conclusions of the lower
court. In effect the appeal lacks
merit and is hereby dismissed," the
Justice said.

Though I don't support what those 3 men did,but I think the judgement was too harsh and taken too far. We have corrupt politicians stealing and siphoning large sunks of our commonwealth moving around freely,yet when a poor man steal,they would slam the death sentence on him. It's not fair!

hmmm capital punishment should be abolish in Nigeria poverty is too much common 50k

See d way my fellow learned brothers chop those gys money. They could hav pleaded guilty at first at least there will b hope of life. Instead they tricked them into pleading not guilty den dey chopped deir money to d supreme court; I doff my hat.

What is the essence of killing a man that stole #50,000?What have they done to those politicians that stole millions of dollars?Nigeria's judicial system remains the worst on planet earth.

Tolexander: Food e no dey
Brother eh water no dey
And our country no good o
Everyday for thief
One day for owner e
Poor man wey thief maggi
Omo, dem go show im face
for crime fighter [crime fighter]
Rich man wey thief money
Omo, we no dey see their face
for crime fighter
Tell me something now rudeboy

Rich man go dey halla prayer
[modupe]
Poor man go dey shout [anwuola
m ee]
Rich man go dey halla prayer
[modupe]
Poor man go dey shout [anwuola
m ee]
Make una lead us well
No let this nation to fall inside
well

Suprised you still remember a song of about 7 years ago..

Eyah !
dem don appeal tayad but now comes the final judgement.
It would have been a better place if those b.astawd stealing the public funds receives this type of judgement.
But its a pity naija is a place where we celebrates those that steals millions of naira bit fast to condemned and gives jungle justice to those that steals for daily survival.
they deserves what they got, so permit to say RIP to them in advance.