the Federal College of Education, Okene, Kogi State, a driver, Kehinde
Olude was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Joseph
Oyewole of an Ikeja High court.
In the judgment, Justice Oyewole found Olude guilty of a one count
charge of murder preferred against him and subsequently condemned him
to death by hanging.
The trial judge after reviewing the proceedings held that there was
sufficient evidence against the condemned man, who he said murdered
his victim, Mr. R. A. Adisa in Alafon Village along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway, while driving him from Lagos to Okene, Kogi state.
The Judge submitted that the murder charge against Olude was proved
beyond reasonable doubt by the prosecution led by Luqman Sanusi and
the defence counsel, Mrs. Femi Ajanaku.
The judge found the defendant guilty as charged and convicted him accordingly.
He held, "In totality therefore, I hold that sufficient evidence
exists before the court to come to the inevitable conclusion beyond
any reasonable doubt that the defendant murdered the named deceased,
Mr. R. A. Adisa as alleged by the prosecution, the defendant is not
availed of any defence in respect thereof and I therefore find him
guilty as charged and I hereby convict him accordingly."
In his sentence, Justice Oyewole said, "The only statutory punishment
for murder is the death penalty.
"Accordingly, the sentence of the court upon you Kehinde Olude is that
you be hanged by the neck until you be dead and may the Lord have
mercy on your soul."
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