Metro 3 sentenced to death for armed robbery

Was the punishment too harsh for the crime?

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A court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three men; Taiwo Hassan, Henry Okeke, Oladimeji Olanrewaju to death for the charges of conspiracy and armed robbery.

The crime was committed by the trio on December 7, 2010 along Ado-Afao road, Ekiti. They robbed a Mr. Lateef Saka of his phone, N350 and his car, a Toyota hummer bus at gun point.

The judge, Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi delivered the judgement saying he had considered carefully the evidences presented by the stakeholders and he sentenced the three to death by hanging.

The convicts pleaded not guilty to the crime. Olanrewaju and Hassan were represented by Mr. Ebenezer Adedeji while Okeke was represented by Mr. Tosin Babalola.
 
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