Benue court sentences 2 brothers to death over N39,000

TWO Fulani brothers were, at the weekend, in Makurdi, Benue State, sentenced to death by hanging by a state High Court for armed robbery.

The convicted brothers, Abubakar Yau and Ibrahim Yau, were sentenced to death for robbing their victim of a sum of N39,040 and handsets.

They were alleged to have on March 28, 2009, conspired and robbed at gunpoint one Simon Tartyough and Isaac Kerna both of Guma Local Government Area of the state of their valuable property on Makurdi-Guma road.

In his judgment, last week, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Iorhenen Hwande, asserted that the law maintained that a person convicted of armed robbery had no option but death sentence, punishable under section 1(2) (b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special provision Act.

Justice Hwande, who read the judgment himself, was, however, interpreted in Hausa language for lucid understanding of the two convicts.
The two convicts, 30-year-old Abubakar and his brother, Ibrahim both cattle herdsmen, lived in Innundu village of Guma Local Government Area of the state at the time of the offence.

Source: http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/43463-benue-court-sentences-2-brothers-to-death-over-n39000


Can you imagine this kind of judgement? Although, I dont support army robbery in any way but should this case be an isolated one? when majority of our politicians are looting the national treasury and going scot free...Ah Nigeria.. I hail thee

D REAL MAN wrote:

TWO Fulani brothers were, at the weekend, in Makurdi, Benue State, sentenced to death by hanging by a state High Court for armed robbery.

The convicted brothers, Abubakar Yau and Ibrahim Yau, were sentenced to death for robbing their victim of a sum of N39,040 and handsets.

They were alleged to have on March 28, 2009, conspired and robbed at gunpoint one Simon Tartyough and Isaac Kerna both of Guma Local Government Area of the state of their valuable property on Makurdi-Guma road.

In his judgment, last week, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Iorhenen Hwande, asserted that the law maintained that a person convicted of armed robbery had no option but death sentence, punishable under section 1(2) (b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special provision Act.

Justice Hwande, who read the judgment himself, was, however, interpreted in Hausa language for lucid understanding of the two convicts.
The two convicts, 30-year-old Abubakar and his brother, Ibrahim both cattle herdsmen, lived in Innundu village of Guma Local Government Area of the state at the time of the offence.

Source: http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/43463-benue-court-sentences-2-brothers-to-death-over-n39000


Can you imagine this kind of judgement? Although, I dont support army robbery in any way but should this case be an isolated one? when majority of our politicians are looting the national treasury and going scot free...Ah Nigeria.. I hail thee

...Thats 9ja for you o...our lawmakers cant seem to find the whereabouts of 620,000 Dolls...yet our police say they are not able to handle the calibre of people involved...our lwamakers steal...500,000 barrels of crude oil daily...yet no repercusion...well African China once sang...poor man wey thief maggi...them they show their face for crime fighter...but rich man wey thief money no dey show face for crime fighter...na wa...

This country don tire me...Oyinbo wa fun mi ni visa....

Judiciary Palaba everywhere in Naija killing poor and living politician free syphoning public funds

Na wa oooo

Wht of dos eating our subside money MR FARUK LAWAL

...na only God fit help us...

Mayb we shld snd dos boko peeps to them

ancl wrote:

Mayb we shld snd dos boko peeps to them

...you no sure say na them get the Boko peeps???...

Don1 wrote:

ancl wrote:

Mayb we shld snd dos boko peeps to them

...you no sure say na them get the Boko peeps???...

oh na u gt am past my bro, na dos money they thief 4rm us then they gv them to buy dos bomb and gun.

Poor man wey thief maggi u go see him face for crime fighters......richman wey thief money u no go see their face for crime fighter....! Abeg if person wan thief, make he thief like farcrook oooo because anything less na death sentence ooooooo

Hehehehe d problem is dat d tiv pple hav a personal beef wit d fulani bcos d fulanis hav bin attackin dem in dat guma LGA tryin to take over d land.

007 wrote:

Hehehehe d problem is dat d tiv pple hav a personal beef wit d fulani bcos d fulanis hav bin attackin dem in dat guma LGA tryin to take over d land.

...ohh...so na territorial beef sef...life doesnt mean sh*t to em anyways...

007 wrote:

Hehehehe d problem is dat d tiv pple hav a personal beef wit d fulani bcos d fulanis hav bin attackin dem in dat guma LGA tryin to take over d land.

But I think the judgement was devoid of the bad blood between both clans. Although, that judgement is damn too harsh. Haba.

So ethnicity no has interference in our Judiciary.....! Ooooh God...! what is d hope of d common man?

Nothn 4 common man o

D judgment is too bad sha. They want to use those guys as scape goat. But I tink they can appeal

nothing for common man , nor be lie

Wonder never end

only God will help this country... one day there cup will full

quite pathetic! But there is no justification for armed robbery irrespective of d amount involved.Even more pathetic is d fact dat most politicians are guilty of stealing much more, yet d same law does not apply,rather,they are celebrated.Guess a vivid picture of Nigeria is well painted in d 'animal farm' story

d poor has no right in this country... May God save us

Only God is d hope of d common man, even d judiciary is infilterated.

Nigeria I hail thee

Justice only for the poor... Naija

buzz_tech wrote:

Justice only for the poor... Naija

..I think its...''justice AGAINST the poor''...

Wel said bro

Don1 wrote:

buzz_tech wrote:

Justice only for the poor... Naija

..I think its...''justice AGAINST the poor''...

true

the law of karma will surely catchup with those our evil men someday somehow

Whn we dat be frd?

Don't wori justice will previal. D problem wit naija esp d big guys don't tink of d future bt d present

I believe someday God will liberate d poor from d hands of d rich..watch out.

Rich we continue to steal our money whn poor we keep fighting for surviver

But one day all dis oppression will stop. It cant go on forever that's what I believe....

Bt dat is wht i believ too since i understand wht life is al abt, bt since then nothn hv't change even dos on top keep eating our money and who ever try to stop them we be killed abi no be so?

Towo bate alaseju pipa ni e pa. Justice at its best

What kind of justice is dat?

dat is not justice

let them continue to steal.what a man sows he'll surely reap.it's only a matter of time!

tony wrote:

let them continue to steal.what a man sows he'll surely reap.it's only a matter of time!

yea true talk

microsat wrote:

dat is not justice

even though you steal 1kobo, so long as you're armed you can't escape.

007 wrote:

D judgment is too bad sha. They want to use those guys as scape goat. But I tink they can appeal

even though you steal 1kobo, so long as you're armed you can't escape.

Wht a bad leader