One Chidozie Onyinchiz, a vulcaniser, has been sentenced to death by hanging for robbing a nurse of N57,000 in Lagos.
The 32 years old was convicted and sentenced to an Ikeja special offense court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada.
Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved the three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and membership of an unlawful society against Onyinchiz.
Dada said; the convict's attempt escape of the charges was futile.
This, she said was because he had earlier confirmed to the police at Igando, Lagos, that his victim, Mrs Veronica Uwayzor sighted him and they both recognized each other at the time of the offense.
The defendant has stated that the complainant pointed at him as one of the boys armed with scissors and forcefully snatched her bag containing N57,000 at Akesan Bus stop.
"The complianant had stated that neither the defendant nor his accomplice, Ediri Endurance, (still at large) wore masks which made it possible for her to easily recognize Onyinchiz few hours after the robbery.
"The first statement of the defendant which he made at Igando police station confirmed that he and Ediri went to Akesan Bus stop on the day of the robbery.
"Onyinchiz admitted to belonging to an unlawful society as he stated that; this is My first time of coming to Akesan to steal. I was initiated into Eiye confraternity in 2009 but I have not killed before.
"The same information of him being a Vulcaniser was contained in the statement he made at the Igando police station and the one he made at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad Office at Ikeja.
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