Governor Okpebholo to Sign Death Warrants for Four Kidnappers

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: Nigeria
Crime & LawPolitics
Governor Okpebholo to Sign Death Warrants for Four Kidnappers

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo said he would sign the death warrants for four kidnappers sentenced to death by the state’s Special Criminal Court if they do not appeal within 30 days. The men were sentenced on September 29 for abducting a woman at the vegetable market on Airport Road in Benin. Speaking Friday at God’s People Worldwide Prayer Ministry in Ekpoma, Okpebholo said tackling kidnapping and other criminal activity was a priority for his administration.

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