The Ondo State High Court being in Akure has actually sentenced a cleric, Adewale Adelu, and 5 others to death over their function in heists in the state.
Daily Trust reports that the convicts, aside from Adelu, consist of Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Fayemi Olubusuyi, Ropo Adeleye, Dele Otopka, and Bayo Omotosho.
The court discovered them guilty of assaulting and robbing 2 business banks in Akure, the state capital and Idanre 13 years back.
The burglary occurrences occurred at the defunct Diamond Bank now Access Bank situated in Akure and the First Bank in Idanre, the head office of the Idanre Local Council.
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Justice Yemi Fasanmi commanded the case and provided the death sentence to the convicts.
The perpetrators were arraigned on July 14, 2022, on 4 counts of conspiracy, heist, and unlawful ownership of guns.
Following their arraignment, they were consequently remanded in the Olokuta Correctional Centre.
Throughout the trial, prosecution counsel provided proof that the convicts, equipped with AK-47 rifles and dynamite, performed the burglaries that shook the neighborhoods of Akure and Idanre.
While mentioning that the accuseds were consentaneous in their confessions and the function each of them played in the operations, Justice Fasanmi subsequently sentenced all the offenders to death by awaiting each of the counts.