Four kidnappers sentenced to death in Edo
A Special Court for Kidnapping and Cultism in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced a four-member kidnapping syndicate, including a 27-year-old woman, to death by hanging or lethal injection. The suspects, Marvelous Isaac, 32; Gift Raphael, 27; Wisdom Michael; and Rufus Michael, were arraigned before the court on an 11-count charge bordering on kidnapping, conspiracy, […]
A Special Court in Benin City, Edo State has sentenced a four-member kidnapping gang, including a 27-year-old woman, to death. The suspects - Marvelous Isaac, Gift Raphael, Wisdom Michael, and Rufus Michael - were found guilty on 11 counts including kidnapping, conspiracy, armed robbery and possession of firearms. The court, presided over by Justice Terry Momodu, found the prosecution's case beyond reasonable doubt.
The convicts had allegedly kidnapped a woman at the Vegetable Market off Airport Road, but her husband managed to escape. Governor Okpebholo had previously established this Special Court to handle kidnapping and cultism cases.
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