Man Sentenced To Death For Kidnapping, Murder Of Kogi Hotelier

Barely 24 hours after a Katsina State High Court sentenced to death a female arms courier arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), a High Court of Kogi State has also imposed the death penalty on a man the DSS successfully prosecuted for kidnapping and murder of his neighbour, who ran a hotel in Obajana.
The Katsina and Kogi sentences came less than two weeks after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, imposed the death penalty on four men arrested by the DSS for their role in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
The Kogi Court, presided by Justice Abdul Nicodemus Awulu, on Tuesday, found Jibrin Halilu guilty on the charges o...