An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has sentenced 29-year-old Akaninyene Thomas Okpon to death by hanging for murdering his elder brother, Friday Thomas Enyenokpon, in Ikot Abasi Asutan, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area. Akaninyene, a father of three, and another elder sibling, Ime Thomas Okpon, 37—who died in custody during trial—had, in 2018, ambushed their blood brother while …

The 24 members of Edo State House of Assembly yesterday passed a bill against kidnapping, thereby approving death sentence for offenders. The new bill came with the amendment of Edo Kidnapping Prohibition Law, 2013. The bill titled: ‘A Bill for a Law to Amend the Kidnapping Prohibition Law, 2013 and for Other Purpose Connected’, was presented by the House of …

A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced five men to death by hanging for murdering a 67-year-old woman, Dahare Abubakar, whom they accused of witchcraft. The convicts—Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman—were found guilty of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Usman Na’abba ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. ‘I …

A High Court in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State has sentenced 42-year-old Prince Ademola Omoniyi to death by hanging for killing the traditional ruler of his community. Omoniyi was arraigned on a one-count charge of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria, 2012. The charge read: …