An Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife has
sentenced 30-year-old labourer Taiwo Agboola to death for killing 62-year-old
Jadesola Olubayo at a palm oil processing factory.
Agboola was said to have killed the deceased on
October 11, 2023, at a palm oil processing site in Amula River, Olokemeji
Village, Ifetedo, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State.
He was arraigned on three counts: attempted rape,
indecent assault on a female, and murder, contrary to Sections 359, 360, and
319(1) of the Criminal Code Cap. 34 Laws of Osun State, 2002.
During the trial, the court heard that Latifat
Adeyemo, Olubayo’s granddaughter, accompanied the deceased to the factory,
where she alleged that Agboola suddenly attacked. Adeyemo told the court that
she and her grandmother tried to escape but were overpowered, and that when she
returned to the scene, she said Agboola attacked the deceased with stones and a
stick, causing her death on the spot. Adeyemo also told the court that Agboola
initially escaped but was later apprehended near the scene and handed over to
the police.
Delivering judgment on Friday, May 22, 2026, Justice
Adedapo Adeniji said the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt
and found Agboola guilty of murder.
The judge sentenced Agboola to: - 14 years imprisonment for the count of attempted rape, - 2 years imprisonment for indecent assault, and - death for the murder count.
Justice Adeniji also noted that Agboola first appeared
in court on November 7, 2024. The prosecution called four witnesses, while
Agboola testified in his defence without calling any other witness
In a separate development, an Osun State High Court
report also cited that in April, the Gombe State High Court sentenced an
18-year-old, Mustapha Isah, to death by hanging for culpable homicide after
finding that the prosecution proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.
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