3 to die by hanging for kidnap, murder of infant>>>>>>>>Retributive Justice!

AKURE-- FOR the kidnap and murder of a one
and half-year-old infant an Akure High Court,
weekend, sentenced three men to death by
hanging. They are Olusegun Obaro, Jonah Lase and
Theophilus Friday. The presiding judge, Justice Olusegun
Odusola, said the first and second accused
persons were guilty of kidnapping and
murder, while the third accused person was
only guilty of murder. The accused persons were brought under a
two-count charge of kidnapping and
murdering the infant, contrary to and
punishable under Section 3 of the Ondo State
Anti-Kidnapping and Abduction Law 2010, and
murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal
Code Laws of Ondo State.
The one and half year old infant was said to
have been kidnapped in the night from her
parent's residence at Ikorigho in Igbokoda
on June 17, 2011. The corpse was said to have been found near
the residence of the parents with her right
eye, right ear, right breast and the right part
of her scalp removed.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges
during the trial. Justice Odusola submitted that the totality of
the evidence before him showed that the
prosecution had proved that the three
accused persons were responsible for the
death of the deceased. He said: "The offences for which the accused
were charged are strict liability offences.
Death penalty would be the punishment for
each of the counts. Having found the 1st and
2nd accused guilty of both counts, the 3rd
accused is guilty of murder. "In sum, I hereby sentence Olusegun Obaro,
Jonah Lase and Theophilus Friday to death by
hanging."