Justice Haleema Saliman of the Kwara State High Court has ordered that the remaining five suspects in the Offa robbery trial be hanged to death.
They are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye, and Adeola Abraham.
The five of you will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. And may the Lord have mercy on your souls,” Justice Saliman ruled
“It is however unfortunate that we are witnessing these five able bodied men who had all the opportunities to better their lots by living decently.
“And some of them were connected to the powers that be, but they allowed that opportunity to enter their heads and became smart by running afoul of the law and think they would get away with it forgetting that Nigeria is a country where the rule of law operates.
“Their lives cannot be more important than the tens of lives lost in the robbery and murder incident. The court has applied man-made law but vengeance is of God,” the judge added.
