Cape Town – A Nigerian court reportedly sentenced a self-confessed Boko Haram member, Abdusalam Adinoyi, to death by hanging on Wednesday.
Reports indicated that Adinoyi, who hails from Okene in Kogi State, was convicted of crimes he committed between December 22, 2016 and March 20, 2017.
He was charged and arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on armed robbery, murder, terrorism, and unlawful possession of firearms.
Adinoyi was arrested in 2017 after attacking and robbing a police sergeant and other police officers at a checkpoint in Oye Ekiti. The Sergent died on the spot, a Naija News report said.
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He was accused of stealing two AK-47 rifles and launching a “terrosit” attack on the people Ekiti state and its surrounding areas, the report said.
Delivering judgment, presiding judge Lekan Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court, said that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt against the defendant, Premium Times reported.
“The defendant is hereby found guilty as charged. He is accordingly sentenced to death by hanging in counts 1, 2, and 3. May Almighty God have mercy on his soul.
“He is also sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in count 4 and ten years imprisonment in count 5 with N10 000 as an option of fine,” the report quoted the judge as saying.
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