A 200 level student of Lead City
University, Ibadan, Moshood Owolabi, has been sentenced to death by
hanging for stabbing his fellow student to death.
In his ruling
on Wednesday, Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte of an Ibadan High Court
condemned Owolabi to death by hanging for causing the death of one Seun
Kolawole, two years ago.
A Physical and Health Education Department student, Owolabi caused the death of Kolawole by stabbing him with a bottle.
The
judge said the counsel prosecuting the case, A. Olawale, a Deputy
Director in the Oyo State Ministry of Justice had proved the case beyond
reasonable doubt.
He said that the evidence tendered before him showed that the accused committed the offence as charged.
He sentenced him to death by hanging to serve as deterrent to others.
The judge further advised parents to always watch their children to prevent them from misbehaving and causing harm to others.
The
prosecutor had earlier told the court that the convict stabbed Kolawole
with a broken bottle in the neck, following a misunderstanding between
him and the deceased.
He explained that the injury sustained as a result of his action resulted to the death of the victim.
Olawale said that the incident happened on Jan. 12, 2014 at toll-gate area of Ibadan.
He added that the offence was punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 38, Vol. II Law of Oyo State, 2000.
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