It
was a chaotic scene on Monday at the Asaba High Court In Delta, when
two armed0robbers escaped from the court immediately the judge sentenced
them to death.
The men, who were found guilty of conspiracy and armed robbery were eventually re-arrested by two prison guards.
According
to some court officials, immediately the judge announced the sentence,
one of them, known as Elvis Agbofodo escaped and ran into a nearby
church where the prison guard found him and shot him in the leg to keep
him immobilized.
The
other convict, Frank Okedema, ran in a different direction before he
was apprehended by another prison guard with the aid of residents of the
area.
Court
proceedings were reportedly disrupted by the escape attempt as this
caused the prison guards to start shooting sporadically. The judge,
court officials, lawyers and other persons in the area ran for their
lives to avoid being hit by flying bullets.
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