Tuesday, 1 March 2016

COURT JAILS 9 FOR KILLING POLICEMEN AND PIPELINE VANDALISM



-          Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced nine persons charged with the murder of nine policemen in Arepo, Ogun State and pipeline vandalism to 12 years imprisonment each.

-          The convicts are Felix Yayu, 25;  Yakubu Ebiwei, 45;  Augustine Ebiwei, 28;  Owei Atile, 37;  Atinuke Odewale, 42; Ijoufaya Legbe, 42;  Ahmed Bashorun, 42;  Odewale Waheed, 43 and Tuesday Filatei, 36.
-          The accused were charged by the police on 14 counts charge of pipeline vandalism, illegal transportation and sale of refined petroleum products and unlawful murder of nine policemen.  

-          The court however, discharged and acquitted 11 others of the offence on the grounds that the prosecution failed to establish a case against them. 

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