The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday dismissed the appeals of five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery and upheld their death sentences.
In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justices Ridwan Maiwada Abdullahi, Gabriel Kolawole and Abdul Dogo, the court affirmed the conviction of Niyi Ogundiran, Salawu Azeez, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Ayoade Akinnibosun and Adeola Abraham for armed robbery, culpable homicide and illegal possession of firearms.
The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and found no miscarriage of justice in the judgement of the Kwara State High Court, which sentenced the convicts to death by hanging.
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The robbery, carried out in April 2018 in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, involved coordinated attacks on five commercial banks and left at least 32 people, including nine police officers, dead.