Osun 2007 Bomb Explosion: Court Sentences Prime Suspect to Death by Hanging

The prime suspect of the bomb explosion that
rocked the premises of Osun State Secretariat,
Abeere on June 14th 2007, Mr Richard Abayomi
Adesanmi, has been sentenced to death by
hanging by an Osun state high court that sat
yesterday December 11th.
Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe who presided over
the case, convicted Adesanmi on all the six-
count charge, including murder and conspiracy to
effecting unlawful purpose.
During its investigation, the police found that the
vehicle that blew up belonged to Mr Adesanmi
and some materials used in the making of
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in
the trunk of his car.
On the day of the blast, Mr Adesanmi and four
others had stationed his Peugeot 504 saloon car
with registration number AL 850 NND, near the
Ministry of Water Resources and Rural
Development and in the course of coupling the
bomb explosive, the bomb went off, killing one
Taye who was in the car with them.
Two others in the vehicle fled the scene during
the commotion that ensued. Mr Adesanmi who
lost an eye during the explosion, was arrested
near the scene of the explosion.
While handing down his judgement Justice
Aderibigbe said;
“the prosecution had proven their case
beyond reasonable doubt. Richard Abayomi
Adesanmi is, hereby, sentenced to death for
murder by hanging till he gives up the
ghost.”
On other five-count charge, the court sentenced
the convict to 35 years imprisonment without an
option of fine and the sentence would run
concurrently.