Court sentences lagos vulcanizer to death by hanging for robbing nurse of ₦5700

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 An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada sentenced a 32-year-old vulcaniser, Chidozie Onyinchiz to death by hanging on Tuesday for robbing a nurse of N57,000.



Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved the three-count-charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and membership of an unlawful society against Onyinchiz.



This, she said was because he had earlier confirmed to the police at Igando, Lagos, that his victim, Mrs Veronica Uwayzor sighted him and they both recognised each other at the time of the offence.


“The defendant had stated that the complainant pointed at him as one of the boys armed with a pair of scissors and forcefully snatched her bag containing N57,000 at Akesan Bus Stop


.He also stated that they ended up sleeping in an uncompleted building because Endurance’s father did not open the door for them to spend the night in his house.


“The statement corroborated the submission of the victim that she was accosted at about 4.30 a.m. by two boys holding an iron rod and a pair of scissors on the day of the incident.




“She said the two boys were the ones who robbed her.


“The totality of the evidence before the court is compelling and I find the defendant guilty of the charges preferred against him.


“He is hereby sentenced to death by hanging and may God have mercy on his soul,’’ Justice Dada said.


The state prosecutor, Mrs Afolake Onayinka had earlier told the court the convict committed the offences with an accomplice still at large on Aug.12, 2018.


Onayinka submitted that the complainant ran into a white garment church after the defendant robbed her.


The shepherd of the church alerted landlords in the area which led to the arrest of Onyinchiz while Endurance escaped, she said.


Onayinka submitted that the offences contravened the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

 Toscana media report🇱🇷


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