A set of twin brothers, Taiwo Ojomo and Kehinde Ojomo, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison for armed robbery by a Special Offences Court in Lagos, along with two other individuals.
The convicts, 34-year-old driver, Ojomo Taiwo, his twin brother, 34-year-old security guard, Ojomo Kehinde, a rewire, Emmanuel Bamidele (a.k.a D.P.O), and 27-year-old cobbler, Peter Samuel (a.k.a Mogaji) were found guilty following a plea bargain agreement on amended charges bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery.
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe convicted and sentenced the defendants under Section 298(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
How they perpetrated the crime
The court heard that on June 5, 2020, the convicts executed the crime by posing as stranded passengers at Oshodi Bridge.
They entered a blue-coloured 2005 Sienna vehicle driven by Sadiq Abiodun Ezekiel. Once inside, they pulled out a gun, forced the driver into the back seat, assaulted him, and dispossessed him of valuables including an Android phone, iPhone, ATM card, and N15,000 cash.
The attackers later abandoned the victim at Charley Boy bus stop, Gbagada, before fleeing with the vehicle.
The stolen car was, however, recovered the same day at Ikeja Shopping Mall.
During a search of the recovered vehicle, a locally made double-barrel pistol loaded with four cartridges was discovered and handed over to the police, further strengthening the case against the defendants.
Plea bargain saves convicts from stringent sentence
Initially arraigned in 2020, the defendants pleaded not guilty. However, they later changed their plea after entering into a plea bargain agreement filed on April 14, 2026.
Under the agreement, the sentence was reduced from a potential 21 years to 14 years imprisonment, a decision the court confirmed was voluntarily accepted by the convicts.
One of the counts stated that the defendants, while armed with guns, robbed the victim of his belongings and vehicle at Oshodi Bridge.
Despite acknowledging the plea bargain agreement, Justice Abike-Fadipe stressed that the court was not bound by its terms but proceeded to sentence the convicts to 14 years imprisonment, effective from the date of their remand.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Josephine Ogunde, had urged the court to convict and sentence the defendants accordingly.
