Thursday 18 December 2014

"Chicken sentence"---2 men sentenced to death for stealing fowls in Osun state

The Osun High Court in Okuku, has sentenced Olowookere Seguana and Morakinyo Sunday to death for stealing fowls. The convicts were found guilty of breaking into the home of the complainant Balogun Tope and stealing his fowls.
According to reports, the men confessed that they had stolen from him before and sighted around the complainant's house armed. However, they also confessed to earlier robbing one Alhaja Umani Oyewo in her house and stole broilers, eggs and kegs of vegetable oil from the house.
The robbers were later charged with conspiracy, robbery and stealing. And were convicted on three counts: death for conspiracy, life sentence for robbery and 3 years' imprisonment for stealing.

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