Court Sentences to Death Killers of Blessing, UNILORIN Undergraduate
Killers of Blessing Omowumi Olajide, a 300-level student at the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, have been sentenced to death by hanging by the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
The victim, who would have turned 26 this year, was brutally raped and killed by her assailants.
Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, the trial judge, found AbdulAzeez Ismail and Ajala Moses Oluwatimileyin, also known as Jacklord, guilty.
They were found guilty of culpable homicide and armed robbery and given a death by hanging sentence as a result.
The third defendant, Olayemi Timileyin Omogbolahan, was found guilty of rape and given a life sentence.
The judge sentenced Kareem Oshioyemi Rasheed and AbdulKarim Shuaib, the fourth and fifth defendants, to three years in jail, to begin on the same day as their detention, for conspiring to steal and stealing money from the deceased’s account, respectively.
Abdullateef AbdulRahman, David Bashir Adebayo, and Akande Taiye Oladoja, the sixth through eighth accused and recipients of stolen goods, were released and found not guilty by him.
The judge said, “I direct you Abdulazeez Ismail and Ajala Oluwatimileyin should be hanged by the neck until you’re pronounced dead”.
He said the deceased was raped till death on June 2, 2021, at her guardian’s residence in Tanke area of Ilorin and a piece of paper was dropped on her chest with message containing: ‘No forgiveness for Unilorin student’.
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According to the judgement, Ismail, Oluwatimileyin and Omogbolahan conspired among themselves to rob the deceased of her Samsung Galaxy A2 Core handset, one black Acer Aspire laptop, one Samsung drive, among several other items.
According to Daily Trust, the murderers were charged with eleven counts total, including murder, rape, armed robbery, and illegal possession of guns.
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