Court sentences man to d3ath over k*lling of 7 DSS officers

 

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday sentenced one Clement Ododomu to d3ath by hanging over the k*lling of Department of State Services, DSS, officers.

The judge also sentenced one Tiwei Monday to 16 years in a correctional centre.

Justice Oshodi said he delivered the judgement after considering the facts before the court and the demeanor of the convicts, which he termed as ‘unremorseful’.

The judge said that the allocutus by the Defence Counsel, Mr Olusegun Akande, who had on Oct. 11, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, was replied by the Director, Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr Babajide Martins.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convicts, who are vandals, were arraigned for killing seven officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the Ikorodu area of the state.

The convicts committed the offences on Sept. 14, 2015, in Ishawo Creek, Ikorodu, Lagos.

They were arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit murder, murder and illegal possession of firearms, contrary to Section 223 and 298 (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, before their judgement today.