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45-Year-Old Trader To Die By Hanging For Raping A Student And For Armed Robbery
Morufu Adekoya a.k.a Six Tiger, 45, has been sentence to death by an Ikeja High Court for rape and robbery.
However, Adekoya was sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery and 15-years imprisonment for raping a 24-year-old student. He was arraigned with Chief Jimoh Balogun, and Adefowope Kazeem in 2013
Besides, the convict reportedly committed the offense on 26th March 2104 at the Odo-Onosa Epe Community of Lagos.
However, the prosecutor, Mrs. Ahmed Muili said the convict and other co-defendants invaded the community, robbed residents and raped an undergraduate.
So, Balogun and Kazeem were discharged of all the charges. He was found guilty of rape and armed robbery.
So, the presiding judge read the case;
"The court finds that the prosecution has failed to prove that the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants conspired to commit the alleged offense of robbery. The prosecution's evidence pointed only to the 1st defendant (Adekoya) who was positively identified at the scene of the crime.
"However, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd defendants are hereby discharged on count 1 (conspiracy to robbery). The 2nd and 3rd defendants are also discharged on counts 2, 3 and 4 (armed robbery and rape).
"But the evidence of the presence of the 1st defendant and others (at large), who took part in the offense, is overwhelming and the prosecution has proven beyond a reasonable doubt a case of armed robbery and rape against Adekoya.”
A man, 22, jumped into the lagoon from the third mainland bridge yesterday. The man identified as Daibo Toju Davies resides at 17, Sosanya street, Gbagada.
A report said that he had engaged the services of an Uber taxi from a hospital before the occurrence. He allegedly stopped the Uber on the bridge pretending to be having a running stomach before plunging into the lagoon.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency public affairs officer, Nosa Okunbor said they are making efforts to rescue the man.
He said;
“He should be in his mid-twenties. He ordered a car-hailing service from Gbagada to the Island. He deceived the UBER driver that he had a running stomach after which he jumped into the lagoon.
“As I speak with you, the marine unit of the Lagos central zone has been searching for the victim since 11:30 am, but we have not found the body.”
Two luggage with his personal effects and affidavit were discovered on him.
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Police van has allegedly been used for commercial purposes in Lagos. This is due to the ban on commercial motorcycle and tricycle popularly known as Okada and Keke Napep in some parts of Lagos.
This is captured by a Twitter user @caren_diala who captured the moment Lagosian rushed to get a seating space in a police van.
Read her tweet;
A video has surfaced online showing some policemen arrested by their colleagues for obtaining bribe.
Also, the officers are attached to the Nigeria Police Special Squad ‘Operation Puff Adder’. So, they stormed the spot in patrol their patrol van and arrested the officers collecting bribe at the Ijesha area of Lagos State.
Watch the video here;
