A Delta State High Court sitting in Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area, has sentenced two men, Mr. Ojerbo Solomon and Mr. Ola Babatunde, to death by hanging.
The court found them guilty of murder, armed robbery, and rape following an eight-year-long trial.
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Justice M.O. Omovie delivered the judgment on Monday, declaring that the prosecution, led by Mr. E.H. Edema, had provided compelling evidence against the defendants.
The prosecution presented five witnesses who testified that on February 8, 2016, Solomon and Babatunde, armed with firearms, cutlasses, and knives, broke into the victims’ home and committed the crimes.
During the trial, it was revealed that the defendants had raped the victims and then slit their throats.
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While one of the victims, Mr. Praise Sunday, survived the attack, his mother and sister did not.
The court heard that after the crimes, the two men fled on the victim’s motorcycle to Ewohimi in Edo State, where they were eventually captured by the police.
Despite the defendants denying the charges and presenting no witnesses in their defense, Justice Omovie concluded that the evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to establish their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Consequently, the court sentenced both men to death by hanging.
