EKITI HIGH COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY

July 28, 2026

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Tunde Kazeem, to death by hanging for armed robbery.


Justice Lekan Olatawura delivered the judgment after finding Kazeem guilty on a five-count charge of armed robbery. He was arraigned on June 16, 2025, over an attack that occurred on October 2, 2024, at the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI).


The court held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, leading to Kazeem's conviction and death sentence.

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