Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing Beer, Cigarette
A man identified as Raji Babatunde was on Wednesday, sentenced to death by an Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, for stealing seven bottles of beer and a packet of Rothmans cigarette.
According to police blotter, Babatunde was a member of a four-man robbery gang that terrorised a house at 15, Odundun Street, Okesa and 5C, Dallimore Street both in Ado-Ekiti on June 30, 2014.
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Justice Cornelius Akintayo, who passed the judgement, declared Babatunde guilty of armed robbery and for being in possession of an axe and cutlass at the scene of the robbery.
The convict while making a statement to the Police mentioned the name of the second accused person, Adegboye Sunday, which led to his arrest but was later discharged due to lack of evidence against him.
They robbed one Alhaji Mudsahiru Bello of two Nokia phones and one Techno phone and also robbed one Oladele Femi of one bottle of Star lager beer, six bottles of trophy lager beer and one packet of Rothmans cigarette.
In the course of the robbery, some policemen on patrol arrived the scene. Three members of the gang escaped, but Babatunde was arrested while trying to escape with the proceeds of the crime.
