Okpebholo Seeks Special Court For Kidnappers, Cultists

Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has proposed the establishment of a special court to expedite the trial of suspected kidnappers and cultists, declaring that he would not hesitate to sign the death warrant of any person convicted for such crimes.
The governor made the declaration on Thursday at the headquarters of the Edo State Police Command in Benin City during the parade of suspected kidnappers and other criminal suspects arrested across the state.
Among those paraded were suspects linked to the kidnapping of a woman at the popular Vegetable Market along Airport Road, Benin City, last Sunday, alleged kidnappers operating along the Benin-Lagos Highway, and a woman ac...