Five persons have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging by a Minna High Court number four for armed robbery.
Justice Mohammed Adishetu Mohammed who handed the verdict held that all the issues raised by the prosecuting counsel from the office of the Attorney General Mohammed Aliyu Kutigi Esq, has been resolved in favour of the prosecuting counsel and against the convicts.
They were arraigned on three count charges which included criminal conspiracy,armed robbery and causing previous hurt.
The convicts were arraigned by the Attorney General of Niger State under an offences punishable under the provision sections 1(1) and 2 (A) of the Robbery and firearms (special provisions) Act Cap 11 laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, section 247 of the penal code law,and Cap 94 laws of Niger State.
The five convicts include Mikisal Ibrahim,Abubakar Ibrahim, Anthony Ibrahim, Aliyu Mohammed and Murtala Junaidu,all residents of Minna the capital of Niger State.
According to the prosecuting counsel,the five convicts had on the 9th, of July 2023, at about 2.15 am invaded the the residence of one Alhaji Abdulkareem Abdullahi of T alakawa Pharmacy in Tunga area of Minna armed themselves with dangerous weapons which include, matchet, cutlasses and cudgel and robbed him some of his valuables and cash amount of N250,000
During the operations which lasted for over three hours according to the Prosecuting counsel, they held his entire households hostages “at the end they dispossessed him of four handset and HP laptop belonging to his daughters and jewelries"
Four witnesses which include the investigating Police officers,from the State Criminal investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID( and his daughters testified against the convicts.
While giving his verdicts which lasted for over two hours,Justice Mohammed Adishetu Mohammed held that all the issues raised and evidences as well as the testimonies of the five convicts,the Prosecuting counsel Mohammed Aliyu Kutigi has proved his case beyond reasonable doubt and they are found guilty of the three count charges brought against them.
“ Having perused all the evidence and the testimonies as well as the witnesses testimony of the defendants before the Police, the whole issue
raised is resolved in favour of the prosecuting and against the defendant they are hereby convicted accordingly.
“ Having resolved the issue raised against the defendants,they are hereby sentenced to death by hanging until they are confirmed death” Justice Mohammed Mohammed ruled.
