A 24-years-old man, Ajewole Dada Fulani on Friday attempted killing self after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for involvement in robbery, kidnap and rape by an Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti.
Ajewole was standing trial for robbing, kidnapping and raping two female students of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti on 7th November, 2015 along Ikere-Igbara Odo Road.
On the day of the incident, the convict was said to be conveying the two College students in his commercial vehicle but diverted the vehicle to the nearby bush, tied them to a tree and raped them one after the other,;Leadership ng reports.
After escaping from the scene, the victims later reported the incident at the Ikere Main Police Station along College Road.
Justice John Adeyeye while delivering the judgment held that the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. After the verdict was handed down and the judgment interpreted to him by the court registrar, the convict became restless and emotional and thereafter smashed the court window and stabbed himself with a broken louvers and attempted to stab other people inside the courtroom.
It took the intervention of security personnel who grabbed the convict from injuring people inside the court as he was subsequently handcuffed and bundled into a waiting Black Maria. Court workers, litigants and other observers were taken by surprise by his action.
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