WTF: A 26 Years Old Nigerian Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Stealing N1,705

This is unbelievable but it has happened LIVE in our country, Nigeria. A Jos High Court on Thursday, 21 June 2012, sentenced a 26-year-old man, Obinah John, to death by hanging for stealing the sum of One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Five Naira ( N1,705) cash from one Dorothy Olaniyi.

We gathered that Obinah, now on death row, was also accused of of stealing two rolls of peak milk sachets, valued at N400 from the same Dorothy.

The prosecution counsel, Mr G.D. Fwonyon, who is the deputy director, Public Prosecution in Plateau State had told the court that Obinah, in company with an accomplice identified as John, now at large, robbed the Dorothy on November 18, 2005 in her shop at Gada Biu, Jos, at gunpoint.

The Public Prosecutor told the judge point-blank that since Obinah used a gun to rob Olaniyi, he had committed a criminal offence punishable with death by hanging.

We gathered that Obinah's counsel, Mr. Tobechukwu Kekemeke tried all he could to convince the judge otherwise, but his pleas fell on deaf ears. He was said to have accused the police of “not telling the truth about the gun” said to have been used by Obinah.

Mr. Kekemeke pointed out that the police presented three statements, with only the last indicating a confession by the accused that he used a gun against the victim. He further argued that the prosecution had failed to prove to the court that the accused actually used a gun to commit the act.

But in a 60-page judgment, Justice Yargata Nimpa said the evidence before her showed that the accused, Obinah, committed the offence and thus sentenced him to death by hanging.

Posted: at 21-06-2012 06:46 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

this is serious oooo

Posted: at 21-06-2012 07:43 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

   Judiciary! judiciary!! how many times did i call you? Are u blaming this  poor guy  for just stealing small amount of money? If you Want to hang someone for stealing N1,705 and two rolls of peak milk sachets Then Ibori,Lawan  Bola Tinubu, Joshua Dariye, Orji Kalu, Lucky Igbinedion, Babaginda, Abubakar Abdulsalam, OBJ? and co should be killed & butchered1!!! I want to believe there’s a mix up in This report, if not, I weep for Nigeria my country.

Posted: at 21-06-2012 08:01 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

Serious!..... "'Death by hanging' for stealing N1,705"......Well, in as much as blaming the young man for stealing at all, i do not agree that the sentence is proportionate with the offence committed...... If you will sentence a young man to death by hanging for stealing N1,705, whether with the use of gun or not then what is going happen to people like Farouk Lawal, Otedola and the rest and their partners who have raped this country with reckless abandon?........... It appears to me that there are two categories of laws in this country, one for the common man and the other for the mighty!...................And just imagine the Judge delivering a judgement of 60 pages just for N1,705... but if s Senator or any political officer holder is charge to the same court for stealing N100,000,000 with clear evident the same Judge will tell us that the case 'lack merit'.......I personally have not seen any iota of sincerity in the Judiciary yet '''''''''''

Posted: at 21-06-2012 08:03 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

The judgement I think is too harsh , but all the same , I don, t support robbery oooooooo

Posted: at 21-06-2012 08:12 PM (12 years ago) | Grande Master

No body is supporting Robbery...... You this this is justice?

Posted: at 21-06-2012 08:15 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

  see dis Thief Thief Armed Robbery stil dey talk oo  you too much!!! coffee wey I dey drink for hia comot for my nose as I read this.

Posted: at 21-06-2012 08:58 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Ajanni and Kebella dis place Naijapals na una BEDROOM    una  too much!!!coffee wey I dey drink for hia comot for my nose as I read this.

Posted: at 21-06-2012 09:27 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

The laws are made for the poor people. WTF judicial system in Nigeria

Posted: at 21-06-2012 11:53 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

Ajanni with his brother ur days are numbered.

Posted: at 22-06-2012 12:15 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming