By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
A High Court sitting in Sokoto has sentenced six men to death by hanging after convicting them of armed robbery and related offences, with the trial judge warning against the growing involvement of youths in violent crime.
Justice Malami Umar Dogondaji of Sokoto State High Court II delivered the judgments on Wednesday after finding the defendants guilty following separate trials.
Five of the convicts — Ibrahim Hassan, Dansule Mohammed, Aminu Isah, Bello Mohammed and Mubarak Mande, all residents of the Kwannawa area on the outskirts of Sokoto metropolis — were convicted of armed robbery, criminal conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms.
The judge held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, leading to their conviction and sentencing.
