Five men were on Monday convicted by the Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo and sentenced to death by hanging.
They are: Ifedayo Adebiyi, Semiu Taofeek, Afolabi Ogunwale, Oyeleke Mukaila and Ogunbayo Joshua.
The convicts were arraigned before the court in Iwo on the September 23, 2016 on three-count charge.
They were charged for conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, contrary to section 6(b), 1(1) and (2) (a) and punishable under section 1(1) Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R.11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2014.
The Prosecuting Counsel from the state ministry of Justice, Mr. Tijani Adekilekun, told the court that the convicts robbed at Emmanuel House, opposite P.P Hotel, Olupona, Iwo on the November 27, 2015.
He said the convicts robbed one Mr. Fabiyi David of his valuable belongings and snatched his Lexus Jeep.
The snatched jeep was later intercepted by policemen along Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The prosecutor in the course of the trial, called ten witnesses including police officers to testify.
In his ruling, Justice David Oladimeji said that prosecutor has proven the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge found the five men guilty of two counts of armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms.
He convicted and sentenced them to death by hanging.
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