Ikpea backs Okpebholo’s proposal for special court to try kidnappers

From Tony Osauzo , Benin
The senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Joseph Ikpea, has thrown his weight behind Governor Monday Okpebholo’s proposal to set up a special court dedicated to the speedy trial of kidnappers and cultists in the state for quick dispensation of justice.
He commended Governor Okpebholo for smashing kidnap syndicates operating in the state and for the rescue of a woman kidnapped last Sunday at the popular Vegetable Market in Benin City, as well as the arrest of a member of the gang.
Senator Ikpea, in a statement issued at his Ewatto country home in Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, said: “Gove...