On Monday, February 3, 2025, Justice Basirat Adebowale, of the Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, sentenced Adekanbi Lekan, Odetola Ahmed and Adeniyi Waheed, to death by hanging for killing a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye and their only surviving son, Oreoluwa.

Justice Adebowale sentenced the trio after delivering a judgement which lasted for more than three hours.

The Judge convicted and sentenced first, second and third defendants of counts one to nine, handing them death by hanging or lethal injection, life imprisonment with hard labour, 14 years imprisonment, among others.

“The sentence of this court on Adekambi Lekan in respect of count II is that he be hanged by neck until you’re dead or by lethal injection.

“May God have mercy on your soul,” the court held.

The couple who lived at Oba Karunwi Road, a street right behind former Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s residence, in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta, had just returned from the 2022/2023 crossover service held at the Christ Anglican Church Iporo-Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Unknown to them, they were trailed by their driver, Lekan and his gang who robbed, gruesomely murdered and set their house ablaze at about 1:30 am.

The trio also tied their 26-year-old son, Oreoluwa and adopted son, Felix, with ropes and threw them into a river along Adigbe-Obada road, where Oreoluwa died.

Two years after the incident, the late Fatinoyes finally got justice.

The assailants were on Monday arraigned alongside Fadairo Temitope (wife of the first defendant); Adekanbi Adenike, the mother; Owolaja Aanuoluwapo; Usman Azeez, Abass Odetola and Adewusi Lukman.

They were arraigned on a 24-count charge, including conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, conspiracy to murder, murder, arson, escape from lawful custody, perverting the course of justice, receiving stolen property, among others.

Lekan’s wife was also convicted and sentenced for four years for count 12 and 14, which will run concurrently, while the mother was found guilty of count 15 with a one year imprisonment from the day of remand.