4 individuals have been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ekiti State Excessive Courtroom for offence bordering on kidnapping.
The convicts, Adeoye Sunday, Adewusi Dare, Bamigboye Damilola and Ogunlayi Seun had been additionally discovered responsible of conspiracy to kidnap by the courtroom presided over by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, and had been accordingly sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for the offence.
The fifth defendant, one Ojo Tope was nevertheless acquitted and discharged for all of the offences.
The convicts dedicated the offences on September 14, 2017 at lkere-Ekiti the place they kidnapped a 75-year-old Madam Florence Popoola in her home and stored her within the forest between Eyio and Awo-Ekiti for 4 days till she was ultimately launched after the cost of N1.5 million ransom.
The 4 convicts had been arrested and charged to Courtroom with the offences of Conspiracy and Armed Theft opposite to Part 6(b) &1(2) (a)of the Theft and Firearms (Particular Provisions) Act, Cap.R11, Legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Kidnapping and Conspiracy to Kidnap opposite to Sections 3 & 4 of the Ekiti State Kidnap and Terrorism (Prohibition) Regulation,2015.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Julius Ajibare who prosecuted the case for Ekiti State referred to as 4 witnesses and tendered eight reveals to show his case.
The convicts who spoke by means of their counsel, Chris Omokhafe and Sunday Ochai gave proof of their defence and didn’t name another witness.
In its judgement, the courtroom held that the prosecution proved the offences of conspiracy to kidnap and kidnapping towards the first -4th defendants past cheap doubt.
Justice Ogunmoye consequently convicted 4 out of the 5 defendants and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
