A 42-year old man, Ademola Omoniyi, is to die by hanging for stabbing the Onise of Odo-Oro Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State to death.
A state High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti, presided over by Justice Olukayode Ogundana, on Thursday ruled that Omoniyi will die and shall be hanged until his last.
The judge, who disagreed with the claim that the convict was insane, in the judgement, ruled: ”This court sentences Ademola Omoniyi to death and shall be hanged until his last. May the good Lord have mercy upon your soul.”
Omoniyi, who was arraigned on one count of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap C16, laws of Ekiti 2012, on August 20, 2018 at Odo Oro Ekiti in Ikole Ekiti Judicial Division, murdered Oba Gbadebo Ibitoye Olowoselu ll, the Onise of Odo-Oro Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti.
Oba Gbadebo Ibitoye Olowoselu ll and Ademola Omoniyi
Testifying before the court, one of the chiefs, said: ‘’We were at the palace on that day for Onise in Council meeting, around 7.00a.m., before the meeting began, Omoniyi entered the palace and sat on Kabiyesi’s seat but the Chiefs frowned at his action and drove him away.
“After the meeting, late Onise in company of his male clerk were attacked while walking back to the main palace. After stabbing our royal father with a knife, Omoniyi, started parading himself as the king of the town.”
During the trial, the state counsel, Adegboyega Morakinyo, called five witnesses and tendered a medical report, statements of the convict and knife as exhibits.
In his defence, the convict, who spoke through his counsel, Tope Salami, called no witness.
