The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced Ogunbowale after finding him guilty of five counts bordering on conspiracy, rape and armed robbery. “The defendant is hereby sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for conspiracy, 21 years’ imprisonment each for counts of armed robbery and 21 years’ imprisonment each for counts of rape. On hearing the sentence, Ogunbowale who has been suspended by LASU over the case wept profusely at the dock. “The defendant and his accomplices, while armed with a gun, knife, machete and bottle, robbed the two students in their off-campus accommodation. In his defence on Sept. 30, 2020, the convict denied involvement in the crime and gave an alibi to the court.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2021 16:18 UTC