An Abeokuta High Court yesterday. sentenced 22-year old Jamiu Malomo to death by hanging for killing a sex worker identified as Asisat Akande.
The reports indicated that Malomo stabbed the deceased to death with a knife after a misunderstanding following his refusal to pay his balance of N2,000.
The convict, after having carnal knowledge of the deceased, paid N8,000 instead of N10,000 that was initially agreed.
The incident happened on July, 18, 2021 at about 9:30pm at Ori-Apata community, Oke-Aregba, in Abeokuta.
Malomo who was 18-years old when the incident occurred pleaded not guilty to the charge, and was convicted on a one count charge of murder.
Delivering judgment, Justice O. Ogunfowora convicted Malomo, holding that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that he was guilty of the offence as charged.
The judge held that the evidence presented by the prosecution was tenable and therefore, sentenced Malomo, to death by hanging.
He said, You are hereby guilty of killing Asisat Akande as preferred against you. You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on you.
Earlier, during the trial the state prosecuting counsel, Mr A.M Adebayo, Deputy Director Public Prosecution, said the convict picked Asisat Akande, the deceased, who is a sex worker, from a bar in the Panseke area and took her to his house for sexual pleasure.
After having carnal knowledge of the deceased, she demanded for N10,000 which was their agreement, but he refused to give her the the complete money saying he had N8,000.
The situation led to an argument between him and the deceased, which made the convict to bring out a knife from his pocket and stab her on the neck.
The stab resulted to the instant death of the deceased, he said.
The prosecutor noted that the convict was arrested by men of the police at the 3AD club in Panseke, where he wanted to pick another girl for sexual pleasure
He said that the offence committed contravened the provisions of Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun 2006.
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