The Zuba High Court sitting at the Gwagwalada High Court Division, Abuja, has sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Ag. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, said that the case began on the night of 23rd August 2016, when the four suspects – Tochukwu Uwalaka, Gideon Igbabo, Miracle Amaechi, and Jamil Abdulsalam lured the 10-year-old daughter of their victim at gunpoint to get access into his house at Kuje District in Abuja.
The suspects thereafter attacked the victim and his family with dangerous weapons and carted away valuables which included a 2006 Xterra Jeep, a 2008 Toyota Camry, 2 HP laptops, phones, a digital camera, cash sum of N200,000, jewellery and other valuables.
The matter was transferred to the FIB-IRT where operatives swiftly apprehended one of the suspects who led them to his three accomplices.
The Honourable Justice Ebong, after hearing evidence from the prosecution, the defendants and the respective witnesses, affirmed the guilt of the defendants and sentenced the four suspects to death by hanging for the offences of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, house trespass, and assault in contravention of the provisions of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act, 2004, and the Penal Code Law.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has lauded the achievements of investigation units and tactical squads of the Nigeria Police Force and the judiciary for securing the conviction of four suspected armed robbers.
The IGP also lauded the achievements of the units and tactical squads for various convictions recorded in cases investigated and charged to Courts of competent jurisdiction across the country.
He commended the judiciary and the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT), under the staunch leadership of DCP Olatunji Disu, and the doggedness of the operatives in ensuring justice in the matter and for following through on operational successes with prosecutorial prowess which has led to the conviction of these suspects.
He equally reaffirmed the commitment of the Force Leadership to ensuring that all matters reported to the police are properly followed up until conviction is secured at courts of competent jurisdictions.
