KILLERS OF EX-FUTA VC TO DIE BY HANGING.

The convicts, Daniel Itah Effiong and Bamitale Olayemi

Some folks have come out to term this judgement as barbaric and cruel. but as for me i am one who still believes in the old testament form of judgement of AN EYE FOR AN EYE. Anyway, reports from VANGUARD NIGERIA says that an Akure High Court, yesterday, sentenced two domestic staff of former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, Professor Albert Ilemobade, to death by hanging.

The convicts, Daniel Itah Effiong and Bamitale Olayemi, were the security/gate man of the 79-year-old former Professor of Veterinary Medicine, and driver, respectively.

Delivering judgement, Justice Williams Olamide found them guilty of the three-count charge of conspiracy to murder, murder and robbery.

They were accused of strangulating the deceased to death in his residence at Ijapo Estate, Akure, Ondo State, on June 21, 2015, and stole his Toyota RAV 4, 2013 model and N7000.

The offence, according to the prosecutor, who is the State Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs Adejoke Tuki, was contrary to and punishable under Section 324 of the Criminal Code Cap.37 Vol. 1 Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

It will be recalled that the two domestic staff, after they murdered their boss, dumped his corpse in a store/generator house before they fled.

Security operatives and family members of the late professor had thought he had been kidnapped until detectives in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, arrested the domestic staff while they were about to sell the stolen car for N400,000.

The dealer, who wanted to buy the car became suspicious because the market value was N5 million. He informed police and the suspects were arrested.

They led the detectives from Ogun State to the Ijapo residence of the late professor and showed them where they dumped his corpse.