Three middle-aged men have been sentenced
to death by a Delta State High Court, after they were found guilty of murder
and armed robbery.
The convicts, Moses Etisi, Sunday Shebobo
and Moses Pender Otobrise had been facing trial for the murder of one Sunday
Ibru Oduaran after robbing him of his motorcycle in July 2008.
The fourth accused person, Daniel
Ejesemephia, however, escaped the wrath of the law as the court discharged and
acquitted him for want of sufficient evidence linking him to the crime.
The three convicts were said to have killed
their victim for resisting attempts to dispossess him of the new motorcycle,
which they eventually took away and attempted to sell.
But luck ran out on them as they were
arrested by the local vigilance group in the area following reports by a
motorcycle dealer who they attempted to sell the stolen motorcycle to.
The dealer was said to have reported the
matter due to disagreement over the high price tag placed on the motorcycle by
the hoodlums.
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