Three Men Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Kidnapping

Three men were on Thursday, March 20,
2014 sentenced to death hanging by the
High Court, after they were found guilty
of kidnapping and murdering a one-and-
half-yearold baby.
The victim, Rachael Akingboye was
allegedly abducted from her parents'
house in June 2011 and subsequently
murdered by the trio in ritual-like
circumstances.
The convicts are Olusegun Obaro, Jonah
Lase and Theophilus Friday.
According to the Presiding Judge, Justice
Olusegun Odusola, "kidnapping is
contrary to and punishable under section
3 of the Ondo State Anti-Kidnapping and
abduction law 2010, while murder is
contrary to section 316 and punishable
under section 319 of the criminal code
laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006."
Obaro and Lase were said to have
kidnapped the deceased from her
parent's residence on the night of June
17, 2011 at Ikoriho in Igbokoda, the
headquarters of Ilaje Local Government
Area of the state. They were said to
have handed the deceased over to
Friday who sent them.
The baby's corpse was said to have been
found very close to her parent's house
with her right ear, right eye, right breast
and right part of her scalp removed.
The three accused persons were
apprehended by the community and
handed over to the police and thereafter
confessed to the crime at the Igbokoda
police station.
In his ruling, Justice Odusola gave order
that the three convicts be sentenced to
death by hanging having being found
guilty of two-count charges of
kidnapping and murder
"The offence for which the accused were
charged is strict liability offence; death
penalty is the punishment for each of
the counts. Having found the first and
second accused person guilty of both
counts, the third accused is guilty of
murder.
"I hereby sentence Olusegun Obaro,
Jonah Lase and Theophilus Friday to
Death by hanging " odusola said

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