NIGERIA (Osun)-Two men have been sentenced to death by hanging for raping a 14-year-old girl to death in Osun State.

Justice R. A. Shiyanbola of the Osogbo High Court brought an end to the case which has been on since 2005.

The two convicted persons are Suraj Olanrewaju, 20, and Lekan Olatayo, 20. They were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.

Justice R.A. Shiyanbola, 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.

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.