An Ogun State High Court has sentenced three individuals to death by hanging for the brutal murder of Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife Bukola, and their son Oreoluwa on January 1, 2023.
The victims were attacked at their Ibara GRA residence shortly after returning from a crossover service. Led by their driver, Lekan Adekanbi, the assailants invaded their home, killing them before setting the house and their bodies on fire.
Adekanbi confessed that he orchestrated the attack because the Fatinoyes refused to increase his salary or grant him a loan. He invited two accomplices, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi, to help him rob the couple.
The trio forced Kehinde Fatinoye to transfer N1,102,000 to Adekanbi's Access Bank account at gunpoint. After realizing his identity had been exposed, Adekanbi decided to kill the couple.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated that the three suspects, members of the Aiye confraternity, confessed to their roles in the gruesome murder. They were charged with 24 counts, including conspiracy to commit armed robbery, murder, arson, and perverting the course of justice.
Justice Basirat Adebowale found the trio guilty of nine counts and sentenced them to death by hanging. Other sentences included:
• Temitope Fadairo (Adekanbi's wife): 2 years imprisonment for hiding her husband
• Adenike Adekanbi (Adekanbi's mother): 1-year imprisonment for providing false statements to the police
• Azeez Usman (the welder who dismantled the stolen vehicle): 14 years imprisonment for receiving stolen property
Abass Odetola and Lukmon Adewusi were discharged of all charges.
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