{
  "id": 10705933,
  "title": "Four kidnappers sentenced to death in Edo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/four-kidnappers-sentenced-to-death-in-edo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T12:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/four-kidnappers-sentenced-to-death-in-edo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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, […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "BREAKING: Edo court sentences four to death for kidnapping, cultism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/breaking-edo-court-sentences-four-to-death-for-kidnapping-cultism",
        "published": "2026-09-29T12:23:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Court sentences four to death over kidnapping in Edo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/court-sentences-four-to-death-over-kidnapping-in-edo",
        "published": "2026-09-29T13:26:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}