Thursday 8 May 2014

Two to die for robbery, rape

ASABA — A  High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has sentenced a member of a vigilante group and a welder to death by hanging for robbery and raping a female National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member.

Convicted were Ebikeme Igangan, 26, from Ogbe-Ijaw, Warri South Local Government Area of the state and one  Ovwigho Udjor, 36, from Jesse town, Ethiope West Local Government of the state.
They were found guilty of a three-count charge of robbing a female shop owner of cash and valuables worth N3 million inside Ogunu Shell yard.

Prosecution from the Delta State Ministry of Justice had testified before the court that  the two accused persons, along with three others still at large, on or about December 19, 2010 at Shell, Ogunu within Warri Judicial Division robbed a manager of a popular shop (name withheld) inside the Shell Yard of various valuables including two laptops, jewellrey, five Nokia GSM handsets, one Motorola Blade handset, all  valued at over N500,000 and a cash sum of N2.8 million at gun point .

It further stated not satisfied with their loots, the accused pounced on the cousin of their victim, said to be a NYSC member and raped her.

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ASABA — A  High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has sentenced a member of a vigilante group and a welder to death by hanging for robbery and raping a female National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member.
Convicted were Ebikeme Igangan, 26, from Ogbe-Ijaw, Warri South Local Government Area of the state and one  Ovwigho Udjor, 36, from Jesse town, Ethiope West Local Government of the state.
They were found guilty of a three-count charge of robbing a female shop owner of cash and valuables worth N3 million inside Ogunu Shell yard.
Prosecution from the Delta State Ministry of Justice had testified before the court that  the two accused persons, along with three others still at large, on or about December 19, 2010 at Shell, Ogunu within Warri Judicial Division robbed a manager of a popular shop (name withheld) inside the Shell Yard of various valuables including two laptops, jewellrey, five Nokia GSM handsets, one Motorola Blade handset, all  valued at over N500,000 and a cash sum of N2.8 million at gun point .
It further stated not satisfied with their loots, the accused pounced on the cousin of their victim, said to be a NYSC member and raped her.
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