Pipeline vandalism: Nine men jailed for 24 years
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court
on Monday sentenced nine men to 24 years
imprisonment over pipeline vandalism and
murder of nine policemen in Arepo area of
Ikorodu.
But the judge however discharged and acquitted
11 others of the offence on the grounds that the
prosecution failed to establish a case against
them.
The accused men were charged by the police on
14 counts bordering on pipeline vandalism, illegal
transportation and sale of refined petroleum
products as well as murder of nine policemen.
The convicts include: Felix Yayu, Yakubu Ebiwei,
Augustine Ebiwei, Owei Atile, Atinuke Odewale,
Ijoufaya Legbe, Ahmed Bashorun, Odewale
Waheed and Tuesday Filatei.
Justice Okon sentenced them to a term of 10
years imprisonment on count 1 and a term of 12
years on count 2, 3 and 4 respectively while he
discharged them of counts five to 14. The
sentences according to him are to run
concurrently.
“The seed of wrong doing maybe in secret but the
harvest cannot be hidden; Today is the day of
harvest for the convicts,” he said.
While reviewing evidence in the matter, the judge
said” I came to the conclusion that the convicts
have no sympathy for the corporate existence of
this country and her citizens. In spite of the
genuine efforts made by federal government and
the Lagos state government to protect NNPC
pipelines, they felt that vandalizing the pipeline
and killing the policemen sent to guide pipeline,
was best.”
"The facts of this case are miserable, sordid,
shameful to remember and ghastly to believe;
Even though they have not been convicted of
killing the nine policemen, it is not in doubt that
they all conspired to do so in cold blood”
"I hereby sentence the convicts Felix Yayu,
Ijoufaya Legbe, Yakubu Ebiwei, Augustine Ebiwei,
Owei Atile, and Tuesday Filatei, to a term of 10
years imprisonment on count one and a term
of12 year’s imprisonment on counts 2, 3 and 4
with effect from today.
"The convicts, Ahmed Bashorun, Atinuke Odewale
and Odewale Waheed are sentenced to a term of
three years imprisonment on counts one to four
with effect from June 1, 2014,” the judge said.
In the charge, the accused were said to have
committed the offence on May 24, 2014, at Arepo
near Ikorodu, Lagos, by breaking oil pipeline and
engaging in illegal transportation and sale of
refined petrol, as well as maliciously setting
ablaze the pipeline.
on Monday sentenced nine men to 24 years
imprisonment over pipeline vandalism and
murder of nine policemen in Arepo area of
Ikorodu.
But the judge however discharged and acquitted
11 others of the offence on the grounds that the
prosecution failed to establish a case against
them.
The accused men were charged by the police on
14 counts bordering on pipeline vandalism, illegal
transportation and sale of refined petroleum
products as well as murder of nine policemen.
The convicts include: Felix Yayu, Yakubu Ebiwei,
Augustine Ebiwei, Owei Atile, Atinuke Odewale,
Ijoufaya Legbe, Ahmed Bashorun, Odewale
Waheed and Tuesday Filatei.
Justice Okon sentenced them to a term of 10
years imprisonment on count 1 and a term of 12
years on count 2, 3 and 4 respectively while he
discharged them of counts five to 14. The
sentences according to him are to run
concurrently.
“The seed of wrong doing maybe in secret but the
harvest cannot be hidden; Today is the day of
harvest for the convicts,” he said.
While reviewing evidence in the matter, the judge
said” I came to the conclusion that the convicts
have no sympathy for the corporate existence of
this country and her citizens. In spite of the
genuine efforts made by federal government and
the Lagos state government to protect NNPC
pipelines, they felt that vandalizing the pipeline
and killing the policemen sent to guide pipeline,
was best.”
"The facts of this case are miserable, sordid,
shameful to remember and ghastly to believe;
Even though they have not been convicted of
killing the nine policemen, it is not in doubt that
they all conspired to do so in cold blood”
"I hereby sentence the convicts Felix Yayu,
Ijoufaya Legbe, Yakubu Ebiwei, Augustine Ebiwei,
Owei Atile, and Tuesday Filatei, to a term of 10
years imprisonment on count one and a term
of12 year’s imprisonment on counts 2, 3 and 4
with effect from today.
"The convicts, Ahmed Bashorun, Atinuke Odewale
and Odewale Waheed are sentenced to a term of
three years imprisonment on counts one to four
with effect from June 1, 2014,” the judge said.
In the charge, the accused were said to have
committed the offence on May 24, 2014, at Arepo
near Ikorodu, Lagos, by breaking oil pipeline and
engaging in illegal transportation and sale of
refined petrol, as well as maliciously setting
ablaze the pipeline.
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