Assistant Commissioner of Police bags Life Imprisonment For Buying Stolen Vehicle
An Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Okubo Aboye has been sentenced to life imprisonment for buying a stolen vehicle from kidnappers in the Ekiti State.
While delivering his judgement on Monday, Justice John Adeyeye of the High Court also sentenced Solomon Ayodele Obamoyegun (39), Femi Omiawe (40), Damilola Obamoyegun (20), Bose Sade Ajayi (30), George Lucky (35), Chukwuma Nnamani (22) and Sunday Ogunleye (45) to five years imprisonment each without an option of fine for kidnapping.
In their testimony, the police officers in charge of the investigation said the car was tracked down to the compound of ACP Okubo who on interrogation confessed that he bought the vehicle from his mechanic who received it from the kidnappers.
The prosecutor, Felix Awoniyi, revealed that “the offence runs contrary to sections 346(2), 1(2)a, and Section 5 of the Criminal Code Cap C16 laws of Ekiti State, 2012 and Robbery and Firearms Special Provisions Act, Cap R11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.” In his judgement.
Justice Adeyeye found the ACP guilty and declared he should be sentenced to life imprisonment accordingly.
According to him, , “I found you guilty of receiving a stolen vehicle. All evidence pointed to the fact that you were aware that the car was stolen.
“You are hereby sentenced to life imprisonment for the offence,” he said.
“To prove the kidnapping case, the prosecutor called seven witnesses while exhibits tendered included statements of the accused persons and bond to release the vehicle to the owner.”
