An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Thursday, sentenced four persons to death by hanging for armed robbery, murder and conspiracy. The court also convicted and sentenced the defendants to life improvement for attempted murder. They are Ogunleye Sola, Adebayo Ebenezer, Lasisi Afeez and Ojo Oba. The charge read, “The defendants committed the offences on May 29, 2017, …

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ayodeji Alomoge, to death by hanging for killing a man having affairs with his wife. Alomoge, who was tried on a count charge bordering on murder, according to the charge, had “on 21st of June, 2022 at Ikere Ekiti murdered one Ogunleye Ayomide, contrary to Section 234 …

The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Halima Abdulmalik has sentenced a man identified as Stephen Jiya to death by hanging for setting his mother, Comfort Jiya, ablaze. The judge ruled that Stephen was guilty of culpable homicide, punishable under Section 221 of the Penal Code Law, which attracts the death penalty. Stephen was arraigned by the Office of the …