Any kidnapper caught in Edo will be hanged to death - Okpebholo

Any kidnapper caught in Edo will be hanged to death - Okpebholo

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has declared that convicted kidnappers in the state will face the death penalty, specifically by hanging. The Governor disclosed this at the stakeholders’ session at the Uromi Town Hall on Friday, April 18, 2025, expressing his readiness to sign the death warrant of convicts. The meeting served as an interactive session between the Governor and leaders and members of the Arewa community in Esan land followi…

Kidnappers to die by hanging in Edo – Okepebholo - Daily Trust

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has declared that kidnappers found guilty in the state will face death penalty by hanging. Okpebholo assured his readiness to sign the death warrants of convicts in the state when they are found guilty by the court. Governor Okpebholo said this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Uromi, where he had an interactive session with leaders and members of the Arewa community in Esan land. Recall that the Edo State Hous…

Death penalty awaits kidnappers in Edo, Okpebholo declares

• vigilante members to be recruited into state civil service Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has said that kidnappers

Okpebholo backs death penalty for kidnappers, harsher punishments for corrupt politicians

Amid a troubling rise in kidnappings across Nigeria, there is growing momentum behind calls for stricter penalties — including the death penalty — for perpetrators of such crimes. Joining the chorus, Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared his support for capital punishment for convicted kidnappers, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to tackling insecurity head-on. Speaking at a town hall stakeholders’ session in Urom…

Edo: Death penalty awaits kidnappers – Gov Okpebholo vows - Media Talk Africa

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has vowed that kidnappers caught in the state will face the death penalty, specifically by hanging, expressing readiness to sign the death warrants of convicts. Okpebholo made this known at the stakeholders’ session at the Uromi Town Hall, where he had an interactive session ...

10 abducted students regain freedom in Edo

The Edo State Police Command says it has rescued the 10 students who were kidnapped on their way to the Babcock University Annual GYC Africa Conference on Wednesday, between Edo and Delta states. The ...