The Court of Appeal, Ilorin, on Friday upheld the death sentences imposed on five men convicted for the 2018 bank robbery in Offa.
The three-member panel of the appellate court, headed by Justice Ridwan Abdullahi, dismissed the appeal for lack of merit.
Other members of the panel are Justice Gabriel Kolawole and Justice Abdul Dogo.
They upheld the judgment of Justice Haleemah Saleeman of the Kwara High Court, which sentenced the appellants to death by hanging.
The convicts are Niyi Ogundiran, Salawu Azeez, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Ayoade Akinnibosun, and Adeola Abraham.
In its ruling, the court rejected all the grounds of appeal filed by the appellants and ordered their immediate return to prison custody.
The quintet were convicted for the coordinated attacks on some commercial banks in Offa, headquarters of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara in April 218.
At least 32 people, including nine police officers, were killed during the attacks.
The men were convicted for armed robbery, illegal possession of firearms, and culpable homicide.
The sixth suspect, a retired police officer, Michael Adikwu, died in custody before the commencement of the trial.
Justice Saleeman sentenced the five men to death by hanging in a trial that lasted about six years and attracted nationwide attention.
