The Kwara State High Court has sentenced five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incident to death by hanging. This was pronounced by the court on Thursday afternoon after it was satisfied that the prosecution had successfully proved its case against the defendants. The suspects were found guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide six years after the incident. The offences according to the presiding judge, Justice Haleemah Salman are punishable by death. The accused persons are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola…
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JUST IN : Court sentences Hanifa’s killer to death by hanging
Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory School, who masterminded the abduction and killing of 5-year-old school girl, Hanifa Abubakar, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano State High Court on Thursday. The presiding Judge, Justice Usman Na’abba, in a landmark judgement sentenced him to death by hanging while delivering his judgment on Thursday. More details to follow… News Band