Edo: Court sentences five to death by hanging over lawyer's abduction, murder - Daily Post Nigeria

The Edo State High Court in Benin City has sentenced five suspects to death by hanging for the kidnapping and murder of lawyer Osiobase Omo-Iyoha. Justice Efe Ikponmwonba delivered the verdict on June 10, 2026, convicting Valentine Debbie, Solomon Onobu, Ambrose Amadi, Enoma Okunghae, and Saturday Imagbe of conspiracy, abduction, and murder. They were also sentenced to 14 years in prison, while the sixth suspect, Solomon Esuike, was discharged and acquitted. The incident occurred on May 9, 2020, when the lawyer was assaulted and taken away after intervening in a street quarrel; his body was later found in a shallow grave. The prime suspect, Osasu Osadolor, remains at large.