Justice Adebayo Yusuf of a High Court in Kwara on Thursday sentenced three artisans to death by hanging over the death of Saheed Lawal, a fellow Artisan in Offa, Offa local government area of the state.
The artisans: Isiaka Jimoh, Lekan Ahmed, and Adebayo Saheed are auto mechanics at Amuyo in Offa and were found guilty by the court.
They were prosecuted by the state Ministry of Justice for causing the death of Saheed on November 5, 2020.
The trio were tried on a four-count charge, including conspiracy and culpable homicide punishable by death, filed before the Court on February 9, 2022, by the state Director of Public Prosecutions, Ayoola Akande.
According to the charge sheet, the defendants were alleged to have conspired to commit culpable homicide, punishable by death under Section 221 of the Penal Code, CAP. P4, Laws of Kwara State.
They were also tried for culpable homicide by pouring…
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