38-Year-Old Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing N170 And Phone

A Delta state high court sitting at Ozoro has sentenced a 38-year-old farmer, identified as Francis Williams to death for robbing his victim of N170 and a Nokia phone valued at N5,000.

According to Guardian, the court presided over by Justice A.O. Akpovi sentenced the farmer having found him guilty of the charge of armed robbery punishable under section (1(2)(a) of the robbery and firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap RII Volume 14 Laws of the Federation , 2004.
It was gathered that Justice Akpovi also found the accused guilty on the charge of wounding his victims with intent which got him a life sentence and illegal possession of firearms with a sentence of 10 years imprisonment respectively.

Anuhwin, an assistant director in the ministry of justice, through prosecution witnesses had told the court that on June 4, 2014 at a Palm Kernel Farm located at Ewu in Ughelli south local government that the accused robbed one Noah Ovie and his assistant of a Nokia handset valued at N5,000 and a cash sum of N170 while armed with a cut to size locally made gun.The prosecution witnesses further informed the court that nemesis however caught up with the armed robber, who was on a solo mission, when he was in the process of trying to rob them of other valuables as the two victims summoned courage and overpowered their assailant.

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