Chijioke Ede was sentenced to death by hanging yesterday at a Delta High Court sitting in Warri, for robbing a couple at gunpoint and raping their teenage daughter.
The 26-year-old furniture maker was found guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery and rape before the court presided over by Justice Marshall Mukoro.
He was sentenced to death on count one and two, while he got life imprisonment on the charge of rape.
With the increase of rape cases in Nigeria and other parts of the world, do you think rapists deserve the death penalty? Leave your comments below...
yes, they deserve even a death penalty, bcos of the trummer it would cause the lady after the incident, can led to committing suicide
ReplyDeleteYou think its ok to take a man's life ?
DeleteWhat ever happened to 'forgiveness' in the Bible? Yes I know they have committed a heinous crime... they should be locked up forever instead... I don't and will never support the death sentence
ReplyDeleteIt is said an eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth. God did put up with in HIS day, He destroyed the people for doing such a thing. brought down fire.
DeleteGood for him... This people are heartless... He should suffer for his crimes
ReplyDeleteThey do deserve the death penalty, who ever thinks otherwise, I will love to see how u would feel if this was your story we where reading instead of some else's.
ReplyDeleteSo if you were raped....you can take a gun and kill the person
DeleteHow are you better than the rapist pls?