The convicts were arraigned on 2nd of June, 2014, on three (3) counts charges of murder, conspiracy to murder and armed robbery which are contrary to section (1) 316 and punishable under 319 Cap 34 Laws of Osun State and (6b) and punishable under section 1 (1) 2 (a) of the robbery and fire arms (special provision) Act, Cap R11 Law of federation of Nigeria respectively. The convicts conspired together on 12th of August, 2009, to murder and rob Mrs Bukola Taiwo (Deceased) at Ikeketu Village via Garage Olode in Ife South Local Government Area of the state. Mr. Fatai Jimoh who was the landlord of the deceased in the company of his wife went into Bukola’s room where she normally sleep whenever she came from Ibadan to buy palm oil and strangulated her while Lateefat aided him by smashing the head of the deceased with sledge hammer. They took away the wallet containing the sum of #48,780.:00 tied to her wrapper after the death of the deceased. The prosecuting Counsel from the Osun State, Ministry of Justice Barrister Moses Faremi called four witnesses which included a Police Inspector, a Pathologist from UCH Ibadan, the Baale of Ikeketu and the neighbour who saw what happened and alerted others. The Convicts in their confessional statement made at police Station stated that they had earlier broke into the room where the deceased kept kegs of palm oil and sold some of it thinking that they would replace them before the incident occurred. Justice Onibokun found them guilty on two counts of murder and armed robbery and sentenced them to death by hanging.]]>

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