An High Court in Makurdi, Benue State has sentenced a a bus driver, Tanko Inalegwu, who robbed passengers of N68,000, to death by hanging.

In his ruling, Justice Hwande held that the prosecution proved before the court that the convict conspired with others, now at large to rob their victims of various sums of money totalling N68,000, on October 10, 2013.

He said that the convict and his gang had pretended to be passengers in the commercial vehicles in which they dispossessed the unsuspecting victims of cash at the old Customs House, North Bank, Makurdi - after which they pushed out the three victims from the moving vehicle.

The Judge stated that contrary to the victim's claim, evidence tendered before the court showed clearly that the convict was a key player in the robbery.


Report said the convict had confessed to the police that he committed the offence, but later made a U-turn, claiming that he made the confessional statement after being tortured by the Police.

Justice Hwande said that the confessional statement provided enough ground for the verdict of the court and his conviction.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/04/bus-driver-gets-death-penalty-for.html

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What a shame

Hmmm. If I extrapolate the amount, how many years will Saraki get?

Bus driver: 68,000 = Death
Politicians= Billions=?

feldido:
Bus driver: 68,000 = Death
Politicians= Billions=?

Those who know call it "the rule of law"

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Useless judge. I thought it was pretty medicated murder that punishable by death. All this archiac judges sef

Rob 68000 and sentencd 2 death, 4 which country?did he kill person? Kai dat judge must be high on something

Smh n some1 stole over 30billion police pension money was given an option of 750k bail

the robber desrve to die becos he and his gang pushes their victims away on a moving vehicle after robbing dem

The judgement is too harsh.

Avsegzy:
Smh n some1 stole over 30billion police pension money was given an option of 750k bail

I do not blame you. What has police pension got to do with this issue whereby people were robbed of there money and pushed out of a moving bus?

Anyway, you have shown your color because you are from a family of robbers hence your comment.

andyanders:

I do not blame you. What has police pension got to do with this issue whereby people were robbed of there money and pushed out of a moving bus?

Anyway, you have shown your color because you are from a family of robbers hence your comment.

people like u only read but dont understand what d writer means.u need to c how retired police officers were dying at ikeja police pension office when i was in training at police college and someone that stole all d money(over #30b) was released with just an option of 750k bail