Source http://www.frizzyhub.com/2017/03/3-year-old-man-sentenced-to-death-by.html


A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced a 23 years old Tope Abiodun, to death by hanging for stealing an android LG phone valued at N87, 000.

The court also sentenced a teenager, Godfrey Emmanuel, to 14 years imprisonment for the same offence. Another suspect, Samuel Egbe 24-year-old trader at Wuse Market, Abuja, who was charged with dishonestly receiving the LG phone from the 2nd accused (Tope Abiodun), with knowledge that they were stolen, was, however, lucky, as he was discharged and acquitted by the court.

The court was amazed by the ingenuity deployed by the convicts in carrying out the robbery attack on the owner of the LG phone, Jacob Habila, who they attacked with a knife before disposing him of his handset.

According to the prosecution counsel, Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon Lough, the convicts had, on October 3, 2013, at about 9:21pm, positioned themselves half naked, at Impresist junction, Karmo, Abuja, and upon sighting the victim with his LG android phone, approached him to allow them make a distress call to their brother.

They told him they were victims of a robbery attack and would need his assistance to call their brother to bring some clothes for them to put on.

The unsuspecting Habila was touched by their story and in the process of dialling a number that was given to him, the 2nd convict (Godfrey Emmanuel), brought out a knife and stabbed him on the head, while Tope Abiodun escaped with the phone.

With blood dripping from his face, the victim raised the alarm, shouting “thief, thief” which led to the arrest of Emmanuel.
The matter was swiftly reported at the police and Abiodun was arrested a few days later.

The convicts were slammed with a three-count charge by the Commissioner of Police, for armed robbery, contrary to section 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act, Cap R11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The convicts were represented by Nnamdi Nwiwu, who made frantic but failed legal efforts to get them off the hook.
The lawyer, however, succeeded in saving the teenage robber (Godfrey Emmanuel) from the hangman’s noose by pleading with the court, after he was found guilty of the offences, to consider the provisions of the Child Rights Act, particularly section 221 and section 405 of the Administrative of Criminal Justice Act and reduce his sentence to 14 years.

After evaluating the submissions of counsel, including exhibits and documentary evidence before her, Justice Chizoba Orji found the 1st and 2nd accused persons guilty as charged.

She held that from the totality of evidence before her, the prosecution had successfully established the case of armed robbery

The judge must be high before delivering this wicked and barbaric judgement. Those wey chop our yams still de waka free.


Genius J

And how much did saraki, Amosun, and even buhari steal
come join goodluck n diezani +mama piss
judge God go judge u

Jungle justice everywhere; life ban for match official over alleged manipulation...hmmmm ETT

Haba,the judge harsh o,
Death sentence for stealing 'ordinary phone' of 87k. Shoo! Dat means if na murder d guy commit, even him spirit sef go follow face firing squad....lolz

The former nnpc Oga. will they hang him?

Fact of the matter is that armed robbery is a crime punishable by death in Nigeria unlike pen robbery

Death sentence because of 87K??
How many captured Boko haram members wey dem don give death sentences??

RZArecta:
Fact of the matter is that armed robbery is a crime punishable by death in Nigeria unlike pen robbery

Tell all this mumu dem untop u.

I think it is a befitting sentence. Those who think diff did not read the story. The Igbo boy did not just steal the phone but also tried to commit murder. Stealing the iPhone is one thing but stabbing someone on the head for it is another thing entirely. It shows how despicable he is and a waste of society . If he can kill for an iPhone then I cannot imagine what he 'all do for a million naira.

Maghan37:
I think it is a befitting sentence. Those who think diff did not read the story. The Igbo boy did not just steal the phone but also tried to commit murder. Stealing the iPhone is one thing but stabbing someone on the head for it is another thing entirely. It shows how despicable he is and a waste of society . If he can kill for an iPhone then I cannot imagine what he 'all do for a million naira.

life imprisonment is there .....30 yrs with hard labour is there



anyway one less potential murder to worry about

Imagine...and the biggest thieves are getting lousy sentences of 2 years or months. God have mercy! there is no justice in Nigeria

All these kids won't behave themselves. I even wonder how people convince friends to join them in an illicit activity. I am sure they wanted to get a gun from the sale of the phone.
His skeleton and remains should be crushed. These are those who have brains to think up ingenious way but cant think of any business idea

EnkayDezign:
Imagine...and the biggest thieves are getting lousy sentences of 2 years or months. God have mercy! there is no justice in Nigeria

did you read to the end daddy

Well
These cone heads again

Nigeria is a stupid country

Vickiweezy:
Death sentence because of 87K??

Uncle did you understand the story at all

Jerryojozy:
The judge must be high before delivering this wicked and barbaric judgement. Those wey chop our yams still de waka free.


Genius J

Yes i agree the judge must be high but the guys were armed event stabbing the victim on the head...

Wicked judge

What a wicked judgment.

Yorobbers, everywhere them go crime crime, all the way from oshogbo to abuja
Even if you take afonja man away from brown roof republic, you cant take afonjarism away from him
(crime, rape, kill mama, rituals, touts,cawardice, etc)

Foolish judge

Larryfest:

Yes i agree the judge must be high but the guys were armed event stabbing the victim on the head...

50yrs in prison should have been been better.

Genius J

Maghan37:
I think it is a befitting sentence. Those who think diff did not read the story. The Igbo boy did not just steal the phone but also tried to commit murder. Stealing the iPhone is one thing but stabbing someone on the head for it is another thing entirely. It shows how despicable he is and a waste of society . If he can kill for an iPhone then I cannot imagine what he 'all do for a million naira.

Biko I pray, tell me where the article said it was an Igbo boy.

I'm not in support of crime, but the gravity of the offence doesn't deserve death sentence. Lesser punishment would hv been better.
And what hv they done with the Politicians stealing millions.
Since the victim only sustained injury, he should hv been sentenced to some years in prison.
My Opinion though.

Justice chizoba orji, you're my judge of the year. Those deserve what they got. How can you stab someone on the head when you already have his phone? Good judgement!

ThinkSmarter:
I'm not in support of crime, but the gravity of the offence doesn't deserve death sentence. Lesser punishment would hv been better.
And what hv they done with the Politicians stealing millions.
The Judge is a disgrace to the Judiciary .

did you read at all? Or you're just blind? They pretended to be in distress and needed to use the victim's phone to make a call, they dispossesed him of his phone and stabbed him on the head. What does that mean to you?

M2dX:
What a wicked judgment.

go and read.

Oyind18:
Wicked judge

even you?

Extreme justice is an extreme injury.

1Rebel:
Nigeria is a stupid country

people with zero reading ability like you made her so.