3 sentenced to death for killing 400-Level student

Osogbo—The killers of a 400-level student of Microbiology at Osun State University, Timileyin Sonibare, were yesterday sentenced to death by Justice Kudirat Akano of an Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo, the state capital.

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 The offences, according to the state prosecution, contravened provisions of sections 516, 319(1) and 519 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol 11, Laws of Osun State, 2002. They had pleaded not guilty to the charges of the offences purportedly committed on June 26, 2017 at Oke Baale area, Osogbo. Delivering the judgement, yesterday, Justice Akano held that with the totality of evidence and statement of the accused, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd accused persons, Zakariyahu, Kareem and Ibrahim, caused the death of the deceased.

Justice Akano held that the 1st convict had admitted in his confessional statement that he killed Timileyin, while the prosecution has proved the case against the 2nd and 3rd as accomplices in the killing.


The court said there was no cogent evidence before the court that the fourth and fifth accused, Yusuf and Adeoti were involved in the killing of the undergraduate. The court, however, convicted the 5th accused, Adeoti, for aiding the escape of one Ya