An Ibadan High Court on Friday
sentenced one Saheed Sogaji, 28, to 21 years
imprisonment for conspiring and robbing a man of
a motorcycle. Justice Bolaji Yusuf said that the prosecutor had
been able to proof the charges against the accused
beyond reasonable doubt. He sentenced Sogaji to seven years imprisonment
for conspiracy and 14 years for robbery. The judge said that the sentences were without
option, adding that the sentences would
commence from the day Sogaji was put in custody. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Titilayo Dairo, told the court
that Sogaji and others faced two-count charge of
conspiracy and robbery. She said that Sogaji and his colleagues now at large,
conspired to rob one Kehinde Isiaka of his Bajaj
motorcycle with registration number LUY 080 OA,
on March 26, 2012 at Odo-Ona Elewe in Ibadan. The prosecutor said that the offences contravened
Sections 516 and 401 of the Criminal Code Cap 38
Vol. II Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000. Sogaji had, however, pleaded not guilty to the
charges. The Defence Counsel, Mr Fola Awoyemi, prayed the
court to temper justice with mercy with his client. Awoyemi said that Sogaji, from Cotonu, had been in
prison custody since March 26, 2012, adding that
he had also lost his parents. www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/man-28-bags-21-years-imprisonment-snatching-motorcycle/

wengerjay:
He sentenced Sogaji to seven years imprisonment
for conspiracy and 14 years for robbery.

While i condemn the acts of the accused, i think these issues of "Nigerian Courts" is getting ridiculous. The same way that a 22-years-old-boy was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for stealing a "13k Nokia Phone". But politians don't steal, they carry money in billions and laugh over it in court. Where is the Justice?