A Court in Akure, Ondo State has sentenced a man, Gbenga Akintola, to 21 years imprisonment for involvement in robbery.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Alako Abdulahi, testified that the Amotekun Corps brought Akintola to the police station on October 19, 2021, with four mobile phones, a motorcycle, a bag, and a small purse retrieved from him. However, the convict argued that he bought the motorcycle from a man named Sunday Igbo, and he was not aware that it was stolen. He also claimed that the stolen items were found in Sunday’s house, but Sunday was nowhere to be found.
Justice William Olamide delivered the verdict, acquitting the convict of charges two, four, and five due to insufficient evidence to link the cutlass found in his house to the robbery charge. However, the court found him guilty of conspiracy and robbery and sentenced him to 21 years in prison for robbery and seven years for conspiracy, to be served concurrently.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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