UNBELIEVABLE: Court Orders 22-Year-Old Polytechnic Student To Die By Hanging

«§» 20 June 2014

A 22-year old student of Delta State Polytechnic, Eguono Akpeghughu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Warri High Court in southern Nigeria.

PMNEWS reports said that, Akpeghughu was found guilty on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery after he was alleged to have robbed his victim of cash and other valuables worth over N30,000.

According to the police prosecutor, the offences are punishable under section 1(2)(a) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R 11 Volume 14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The court held that the prosecution proved essential ingredients of armed robbery against the accused beyond all reasonable doubt from the totality of evidence presented before the court.

The court further held that prosecution was able to pin the accused to the scene of crime from the evidence of Prosecution Witness 1, the testimony of a witness who assisted in arresting the accused as well of his confessional statement and other exhibits recovered from him including the wrist watch of the victim which were all tendered and admitted in evidence by the court.



It was gathered from the floor of the court that the convict with others now at large, on 4 January 2008, had attacked George Ogbemudia at Bazunu junction, Warri and robbed him of his wrist watch worth N1,200, a necklace worth N7,000, Sony Ericsson handset worth N26,000 and N2,000 cash.

It was informed that the accused was arrested with the help of a passerby when the victim summoned up courage and grabbed the accused as he attempted to escape with his loot and raised alarm while his other gang members escaped.

After thorough investigation by the police, it was discovered that the accused, suspected to be a member of an armed gang terrorising the neighbourhood especially pedestrians, lives very close to the scene of crime.

He was later handed over to the police where he voluntarily made a confessional statement admitting to the crime.

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Posted: at 20-06-2014 01:07 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

And how many of our politicians has d law hanged? Useless judicial system

Posted: at 20-06-2014 03:14 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

May God have mercy

Posted: at 20-06-2014 03:28 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

D Judge dat passed dat harsh sentence has definitely gone mental. I agree, he is guilty and should be punished but a death sentence for robbery of peanut is way out of dis world.

Posted: at 20-06-2014 03:58 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

What a corrup judge,,

Posted: at 20-06-2014 05:38 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

How can a judge sentence a person to death by hanging for just obtaining. While the thieves are working freely and living large. A friend from Nigeria once told me that in Nigeria if you want to steal still big I mean big settle the judge and you are free but if you still small like this young man whereby you will not be able to settle the judge then you will drought in jail or properly face death sentence like this young man. Not that I said what he did was right but the punishment does not justify his crime.

Posted: at 20-06-2014 05:50 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Am tired of ds country.all wetin d guy don steal never reach 100k,abacha pickin steal millions una set am free, aviation minister steal buy cars,una free her,nnpc eat 20billion dollars,una no talk abt am again.so d boy steal una setence am to death,God dey ooooo. 

Posted: at 20-06-2014 06:43 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Too bad

Posted: at 20-06-2014 07:50 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

The penalty for Armed Robbery in Nigeria is death by hanging.....
they should extend it to corrupt officers tooo

Posted: at 20-06-2014 08:33 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

dat mean say dem bode george, and dem cicilia ibru and co go die by electrocution naa

Posted: at 20-06-2014 10:56 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming