According to a report by Thisday, a High Court in Effurun, Delta State, has sentenced a 24-year-old secondary school student, Moses Akatugba, to death by hanging for stealing mobile phones and recharge cards. Read the report below and tell us if you think the sentence is appropriate or too harsh
"Akatugba was convicted on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery in contravention of Section 6 (b) and punishable under section 1 (2) (a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R11 Volume 14 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The prosecution told the court that the convict with others now at large “robbed one Mrs. Akpor Mazino of the sum of N113,930, three phone handsets, 54 various denominations of MTN recharge vouchers, 28 Airtel vouchers and 25 Glo vouchers valued at over N100,000 at No. 30 NNPC Housing Complex Road,
 Ekpan.”
The victim in her evidence gave a vivid account of how she was robbed of the items at her shop at gunpoint.
An Asaba High Court also yesterday sentenced a 30-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Paul Nwanegbo to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for robbing a female passenger of her telephone handset. The incident, according to prosecution took place along Direct Labour Agency Road, Asaba, on October 5, 2011 before the ban on operation of commercial motorcyclists in Asaba metropolis and other designated cities.
The female passenger, Amaka Okafor told the court that on “realising the gun was a toy, I resisted him but he overpowered me after biting me with his teeth and snatched my phone from me.”
Posted: at 20-11-2013 04:28 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
jossy4reall at 20-11-2013 05:55 PM (11 years ago) (m)
to rob at gun point....I no gbadu am ooo,,cuz the person fit rob and kill join....but wetin dey pain me be say dem no dey do anything to those wey dey rob a whole Nation thru dia various offices
Love or Hate me its ur Biz, I have more important things to think abt since u never gonna change me
Posted: at 20-11-2013 05:55 PM (11 years ago) | Hero
They need to stone the judge that pass dis judgement to death for passing dis jugdement. REVOLUTION AWAKE PLEASE. where dis naija politicians wey dey steal trillions billions and zillion ? some persons are alive cus,killin is a crime.
Posted: at 20-11-2013 07:35 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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