Man pleads on behalf of young boy sentenced to death for stealing an Android phone in Abuja

A Facebook user has begged for leniency after a  High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced a 23 years old Tope Abiodun, to death by hanging for stealing an android LG phone valued at N87, 000.

According to the prosecution counsel, Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon Lough, the convicts had, on October 3, 2013, at about 9:21pm, positioned themselves half naked, at Impresist junction, Karmo, Abuja, and upon sighting the victim with his LG android phone, approached him to allow them make a distress call to their brother.


They told him they were victims of a robbery attack and would need his assistance to call their brother to bring some clothes for them to put on.
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In the process of dialling a number that was given to him, the 2nd convict (Godfrey Emmanuel), brought out a knife and stabbed him on the head, while Tope Abiodun escaped with the phone.

The victim raised the alarm which led to the arrest of Emmanuel,The teenage robber (Godfrey Emmanuel) got 14 years in jail.