An Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta, has sentenced one Lukman Kuti to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Kuti was arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
The offence he pleaded not guilty to when the charge was read.
Delivering judgment, Justice Ayokunle Rotimi-Balogun said that the evidence tendered had convinced the court beyond reasonable doubt that the convict committed the offences.
Earlier during trial, the prosecutor, Mrs. Olalade Shittu, had told the court that the convict committed the offences on December 10, 2012, at Makun, in Sagamu area of the state.
Mrs Shittu said that the convict, while armed with dangerous weapons, including cutlass, entered into the apartment of one Mariam Shobande and robbed her of BlackBerry phone, HP laptop and money.
She further stated that the convict gained entrance into the complainant’s apartment when she went to switch off her generator.
Mrs Shittu said that the convict was arrested through the tracking of the blackberry phone he stole and which was later recovered from the lady he sold the phone to.
The prosecutor said that the offences contravened Sections 6(b) and 1(2)( a) of the Robbery and Firearms (special provisions) Act, Cap Rll, Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
