A
four-man syndicate that specialised in robbing, kidnapping and snatching exotic
cars in Asaba and its environs have been sentenced to death by hanging by a
High Court in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
The
court, presided over by Justice Flora Azinge, in the judgment lasting over four
hours on Thursday, found four the five defendants guilty of all the nine counts
and accordingly sentenced them to death by hanging.
The
criminal case was between the state and five defendants — Uche Uzondu, Emeka
Amukali, Paul Egwom, Festus Oghali, and David Mario — in nine counts of
conspiracy to commit felony to wit; kidnapping and armed robbery
Justice
Azinge, however, discharged and acquitted the fifth defendant, David Mario, of
all the charges for lack of sufficient evidence by the prosecution linking him
to the crime.
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