Close Menu
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
What's Hot

MultiChoice cuts DStv decoder price by 50% to attract subscribers

My brother’s Lagos property demolished without court order – Peter Obi

Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace prize nomination is abruptly withdrawn amid global uproar

Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
DAILY BLAST
Contact
HOT TOPICS
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
DAILY BLAST
You are at:Home»Breaking News»Court sentences ex-SARS officer to death for killing businessman
Breaking News

Court sentences ex-SARS officer to death for killing businessman

DailyblastBy DailyblastFebruary 15, 2021002 Mins Read
Share WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Telegram Copy Link
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email WhatsApp Copy Link

A High Court sitting in Benin has sentenced to death by hanging a dismissed constable, Joseph Omotosho, who was attached to the defunct Special Anti-robbery Squad, Edo State Police Command.

Four others, Adeleke Adedeji, Abena John, Oniyo Musa and Henry Shobowole, who escaped in the twin jailbreak during the #EndSars protest last October, had their sentences suspended.

Related posts:

  1. Court sentences police officer to death for killing lawyer Bolanle Raheem
  2. Court sentences man to death for killing banker
  3. Court sentences man to death for killing neighbour’s 7-year-old twins for money ritual in Delta, accomplice bags 14 years in prison
  4. Jigawa court sentences wife, her husband, sister and brother to death by hanging for killing woman over witchcraft

They were accused of conspiracy in the extrajudicial killing of a car dealer, Benson Obodeh, in 2015 and were found guilty on eight counts bordering on conspiracy to steal and murder.

Omotosho also withdrew N330,000 from the deceased’s account through Automated Teller Machines, having obtained the PIN number from Obodeh before he was killed.

Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele described testimonies provided by the claimant as firm and almost unchallenged, adding, “Therefore, the judgment was based on absolute fact, which the court absorbed as presented by the prosecuting counsel and all witnesses that appeared before the court.”

Ovbiagele pointed out that the convicts could not substantiate counter evidence against the charges levelled against them.

Omotosho was also handed another seven years’ imprisonment for his role in the stealing of the deceased’s money from his bank accounts.

The deceased was said to have been listed among suspected criminal gangs, who allegedly stole a Peugeot car.

The prosecuting counsel, Abraham Oviawe, said, “What happened today is a confirmation of the biblical position that says the wages of sin is death. So, when one conspires to take the life of another man, with overwhelming evidence, the court has no option but to reach the verdict it reached.”

On his part, the counsel for the convicts, Lede Pique, said the judgment would be appealed.

Post Views: 211
court death endsars guilty protest killing police
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Telegram WhatsApp Copy Link
Previous ArticleDrug trafficking: Court jails Mike Nwakwo for life in Tanzania
Next Article You have hijacked APC registration – Lai Mohammed accuses Kwara State governor
Dailyblast

Related Posts

MultiChoice cuts DStv decoder price by 50% to attract subscribers

June 25, 2025

Armed robbers attack Zone E Extension in Apo Resettlement, one person killed, others injured

June 24, 2025

IBB University students protest colleague’s murder in Niger

June 23, 2025
Add A Comment

Comments are closed.

Recent Posts
  • MultiChoice cuts DStv decoder price by 50% to attract subscribers June 25, 2025
  • My brother’s Lagos property demolished without court order – Peter Obi June 25, 2025
  • Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace prize nomination is abruptly withdrawn amid global uproar June 25, 2025
  • Tinubu hosts Denmark’s Queen, seeks stronger ties on livestock, education June 25, 2025
  • NYSC extends corps member Raye’s service year by two months over her criticism of president Tinubu June 25, 2025
Top Posts

(Video) female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in London prison

June 29, 20241,407 Views

UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating four students

February 17, 20253,155 Views

(Photos) Blood bath in Ihiala as gunmen kill billionaire businessman, seven others while preparing for mother’s burial

January 2, 2025664 Views
Latest Reviews
Most Popular

(Video) female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in London prison

June 29, 20241,407 Views

UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating four students

February 17, 20253,155 Views

(Photos) Blood bath in Ihiala as gunmen kill billionaire businessman, seven others while preparing for mother’s burial

January 2, 2025664 Views
Our Picks

MultiChoice cuts DStv decoder price by 50% to attract subscribers

My brother’s Lagos property demolished without court order – Peter Obi

Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace prize nomination is abruptly withdrawn amid global uproar

© 2025
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.