An Osun State High Court, on Thursday sentenced to death
by hanging, the prime suspect in June 14, 2007 bomb blast
incident, Richard Abayomi Adesanmi.
The blast occurred within the premises of Osun State
Secretariat, Abeere.
Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe, while delivering his judgement
in the case, convicted Adesanmi on all the six-count charge
bothering on m****r and conspiracy to effect unlawful
purpose.
It would be recalled that an explosion, which occurred in the
Peugeot 504 saloon car with the registration number AL 850
NND parked near Ministry of Water Resources and Rural
Development, had killed one of the occupants of the vehicle
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 since then.
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 received in his
eyes.
During the investigation, police confirmed that 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 by hanging on his
neck till he gives up the ghost.”
Adesanmi, who bowed 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 counts of
the charge, pronounced Adesanmi guilty of act intended to
cause harm contrary to Section 332 (3) of Criminal Code of
Osun State and to commit crime with explosive Contrary to
Section 514 of Criminal Code of Osun State.
He subsequently slammed a combined sentence of 40 years
jail term with no option of fine on Adesanmi for the first five
counts.
Source:- Daily Post
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