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BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT! Armed robbers react angrily to death sentence, attack journalists in Yola

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Eight armed robbers sentenced to death by hanging in Adamawa State reacted angrily and attacked journalists covering the process.

Justice Abdulaziz Waziri of High Court Three, Yola passed the sentence, saying it followed a thorough review of the statements of both the prosecuting and defence counsels.

The affected journalists, one from the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and the other from Adamawa State Television (ATV), were cameramen filming the convicts.

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The convicts, who were handcuffed in pairs, however, managed to get hold of pebbles around the court premises to inflict injuries on the cameramen.

The cameramen and other people around the place were saved from further harm by prison officials drafted to provide security.

The convicted persons were found guilty on nine counts.

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Justice Waziri said the presentations of the counsels and those of witnesses proved beyond any doubt that the suspects were guilty of the charges against them.

He, therefore, pronounced death by hanging against them but explained that they had 90 days to make an appeal against the judgement.

The convicted eight included Aliyu Ardo, Sadiq Mijinyawa, Shaibu Abubakar, and Sani Musa, The others were Kabiru Abdullahi, Saidu Abubakar, Umar Mohammed and Sanusi Ibrahim.

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