2 men sentenced to death for raping and killing 14-year-old girl

Two young men in Osun have been sentenced to death after they were found guilty of the murder of a teenage girl.Suraju Olarewaju and Lekan Olatayo, both 20 years old,  are said to have raped 14-year-old Bilikisu Adeyemi and subsequently caused her death.The death sentence was passed down on the duo by a High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital.Leadership reports:The convicts were arraigned in 2005 on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.In her judgment, Justice R.A. Shiyanbola, said the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubts and therefore sentenced the duo to death by hanging.She said the men had contravened Sections 319 (1) and 324 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2004.Earlier, the prosecutor, Mrs Folashade Adekanmi, had told the court that the convicts committed the offences on June 1, 2005 at Abesu area of Osogbo, Osun State.She said the convicts blocked the nose of the deceased with a loaf of bread while raping her at about midnight.She said the accused had also confessed to the crime.