death by hanging

An Ondo State High Court Sitting in Akure has sentenced three persons to death by hanging over the killing of Olufunke Olakunrin, daughter of former Afenifere Leader, Reuben Fasoranti. The convicts are Awalu Abubakar, Muhammed Shehu…

A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Danish man, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife, Zainab and three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The judge, Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two…

A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man, Ibrahim Khalil to death by hanging for killing his five-year-old nephew, Ahmad Ado, by shutting his nose and mouth with sellotape. Justice Usman Naabba who presided over the case…

A high court in Ekiti state has sentenced Abdulsalam Adinoyi, identified as a member of the Boko Haram sect, to death by hanging. Adinoyi was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on armed robbery, murder, terrorism, and unlawful…

Ondo State High Court has sentenced two brothers, Issac Sunday and Isaac Lucky, to death for involving in armed robbery in Ondo town. Apart from the duo, the court also sentenced one Ovie Nana Friday to death for the same offence. The…

Criminal High Court of Justice sitting in Benin City, has sentenced a dismissed Police Constable, Joseph Omotosho, to death by hanging for conspiring with four other constables, to kill a car dealer in 2015. The slain car dealer, Benson…

An Abeokuta High Court has on Wednesday, November 17 sentenced a 39-year-old automobile mechanic, Musiliu Owolabi, to death by hanging for killing his partner, Afusat Idowu. The convict had earlier been arraigned on November 12, 2019,…

An Ekiti State High court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, September 29, has sentenced 29-year-old man, Gbenga Aluko, to death by hanging for being involved in cultism and killing three residents in the state. While delivering his…