The Kwara State High Court has sentenced five suspects involved in the 2018 Offa bank robbery incident to death by hanging.
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court found the five suspects guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery and culpable homicide.
According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death.
Delivering the judgement which lasted three and half hours, the judge said all evidence submitted by the prosecuting team found them guilty.
On the possession of firearms, the judgement pronounced judgement of three years in prison.
Briefing journalists, the prosecution counsel said various reasons ranging from the COVID-19 period and national assignment given to the judge informed the long process and thanked the court for the judgement.
The representative of the defence counsel, however, said the judgement will be appealed soon.
