A man and his wife has been sentenced to death after a court in osun State found them guilty of murder and robbery.
A man and his wife, Fatai and Lateefat Jimoh, has been sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife, after they were found guilty of armed robbery and murder.
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Punch reports that the couple had allegedly robbed and murdered one Bukola Taiwo of Ikeketu area of Ile-Ife.
The prosecutor had earlier told the court that while Fatai strangulated the Taiwo, his wife smashed the victim’s head with a sledgehammer after which the couple removed the deceased’s purse and stole N48,780.00.
The Principal State Counsel, Faremi Moses, brought four witnesses to court and presented a sledgehammer which the couple allegedly used in murdering the victim and other exhibits before the court to prove the case.
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While delivering judgment, Justice Adedotun Onibokun, found the husband and wife guilty of the charges preferred against them.
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