[Mhiz Rebecca]

Justice Adedotun Onibokun of Osun State High
Court in Ile-Ife on Wednesday sentenced one
Fatai Jimoh and his wife, Lateefat, to death by
hanging for murder.
Delivering judgment, Mr. Onibokun said the
prosecutor had proven his case beyond any
reasonable doubt, saying that the convicts
were guilty of the three-count charge of
murder, conspiracy and armed robbery.
The judge consequently sentenced the couple
to death by hanging for the murder of one
Bukola Taiwo at Ikeketu Village near Garage
Olode in Ife South Local Government Area of
Osun on August 12, 2009.
The Prosecutor and State Counsel, Moses
Faremi, had earlier told the court that the
deceased was strangulated by the couple in
her rented room and her head was smashed
with a sledge hammer.
He said that after killing the deceased, who
was a palm oil seller from Ibadan, the convicts
stole her wallet containing the sum of
N48,780.
Mr. Faremi said the offence was contrary to
Section (1) 316 Law of Osun State and the
Robbery and Firearms (special provision) Act,
Cap R11 Law of Federation of Nigeria 2000.
The convicts were arraigned on a three-count
charge of murder, conspiracy and armed
robbery.