blast at the Osun State secretariat, Richard
Abayomi Adesanmi, was yesterday sentenced
to death by the state high court
The suspect was pronounced guilty by the
court and is to die by hanging.
Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe, in his
judgement, convicted Adesanmi on all the six
count charge bothering on murder and
conspiracy to effect unlawful purpose pressed
against him.
It would be recalled that an explosion which
occurred in a Peugeot 504 saloon car with the
registration number AL 850 NND parked near
the Ministry of Water Resources and Rural
Development killed one of the occupants, who
was simply identified as Taye and injured
Adesanmi
Other two occupants of the vehicle, one Henry
and Gboyega Olasogba, however, escaped
from the scene and have remained at large
till date.
After the incident, Adesanmi, who claimed to
be an indigene of Ondo, was immediately
taken to the Government House clinic where
he was treated for the injuries he sustained in
his eyes.
During the investigation, police confirmed
that an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, was
the substance that exploded in the vehicle on
the day of the incident, adding that materials
that could be used to make explosives were
also recovered from the vehicle driven by one
of the accused persons.
Delivering his judgement, Justice Aderibigbe
said "Richard Abayomi Adesanmi is
sentenced to death for murder by hanging on
his neck till he gives up the ghost."
The shell-shocked Adesanmi, who
immediately looked down as the judge
passed the verdict was in tears as the prison
officials led him out of the court.
Aderibigbe had earlier, while ruling on the
first five count charge, pronounced Adesanmi
guilty of act intended to cause grievous harm
contrary to section 332 (3) of criminal code of
Osun State and perpetration to commit crime
with explosive contrary to section 514 of
criminal code of Osun State.
He subsequently slammed a combine
sentence of 40 years jail term with no option
of fine on Adesanmi for the first 5 count.
The prosecution was led by the former
Attorney General and Commissioner for
Justice, Mr. Wale Afolabi and Mr. Dapo
Adeniji, the state's Director of Public
Prosecution, while Mr. Wilson Atirene
represented the accused person.
Posted By David Aniemeka
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