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| The Killers |
An Akure
High Court, yesterday, sentenced two domestic staff of former Vice Chancellor
of Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Professor Albert Ilemobade,
to death by hanging.
The
convicts, Daniel Itah Effiong and Bamitale Olayemi, were the security/gate man
of the 79-year-old former Professor of Veterinary Medicine, and driver,
respectively.
Delivering
judgement, Justice Williams Olamide found them guilty of the three-count charge
of conspiracy to murder, murder and robbery.
They were
accused of strangulating the deceased to death in his residence at Ijapo
Estate, Akure, Ondo State, on June 21, 2015, and stole his Toyota RAV 4, 2013
model and N7000.
The
offence, according to the prosecutor, who is the State Director of Public
Prosecution, Mrs Adejoke Tuki, was contrary to and punishable under Section 324
of the Criminal Code Cap.37 Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
Justice
Olamide, in his judgement which lasted about two hours, held that the
prosecution was able to establish and prove the case against the former
domestic staff of the late professor beyond reasonable doubt and to the
satisfaction of the court.
He
declared: “The accused persons were callous, wicked and inconsiderate when they
decided to sniff out life of an elderly person and their benefactor over his
property. Against this backdrop, the accused persons do not deserve the
sympathy or mercy of this court.
“Law must
take its cause and this will serve as a deterrent to others. The accused
persons are hereby sentenced to death by hanging. May God have mercy on your
souls.”
It will
be recalled that the two domestic staff, after they murdered their boss, dumped
his corpse in a store/generator house before they fled.
Security
operatives and family members of the late professor had thought he had been
kidnapped until detectives in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, arrested the domestic
staff while they were about to sell the stolen car for N400,000.
The
dealer, who wanted to buy the car became suspicious because the market value
was N5 million. He informed police and the suspects were arrested.
They led
the detectives from Ogun State to the Ijapo residence of the late professor and
showed them where they dumped his corpse.
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