100 Kidnappers Face Death Penalty In Edo State

Following the recent signing into law of the state kidnapping law by Governor Adams Oshiomhole, over a hundred suspected kidnappers in Edo state will face the death penalty.

Vanguard reports;

Kidnapping in the state became worrisome after  hoodlums descended on the state to a level that even teachers were being kidnapped for ransom. Lagos lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Benin High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, a chieftain of the APC, Athanacious Ugbome, were among those who suffered from the kidnappers onslaught along the Auchi-Abuja road, in Edo State...

Black Axe, Maphites, Eiye Confraternity and Others Unite to Fight Kidnapping In Edo State

Sand Beach Resorts, Benin was host to some of the most feared rival cult groups in Edo state Universities as they gathered for a common purpose; to fight kidnappings, armed robberies and other fierce crimes in the state. They all spoke with one voice and vowed to arrest the situation.

The summit which was tagged "interactive Peace Summit: Strategy for Social Cohesion" had fraternities like Black Axe, Maphites, Vikings, Eiye Confraternity and many others in attendance.

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, Oba Of Benin, and top security forces in the state also sent their representatives  to the summit.

Kokori Women In Nude March For Alleged Kidnap Kingpin

Hundreds of angry women from Kokori in Delta State took to the streets in nude protest, demanding the withdrawal of soldiers on “internal security operation” from their community.

The women joined by youths, last week, carried out a civil disobedience against government, soldiers on “internal security operation” in the troubled area, their monarch and notable elite.

Kokori is the country home of Delta suspected kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oniarah, arrested September 25, by a combined team of Department of State Service, DSS, and the army, while staying in an hotel in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State.

Ariel Castro's Protégé? Nigerian Man Holds Woman Captive for 3 Years

Ajibola and Castro

Another Ariel Castro story? Ajibola Idowu, 37, has been arrested by Lagos State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping the daughter of his landlord for three years. He was also said to have forcefully impregnated the victim, Modupe Brown, during captivity.

She delivered a baby girl who have contracted polio disease and subsequently became crippled, because of Ajibola refusal to allow the child access to immunisation against the Polio virus.

2.1 Graduate Of OOU And Two Others Arrested For Kidnapping

“I went into kidnapping because since I finished my NYSC in 2011, I have been unable to get a job.” says Gbenga Sholaja, a university graduate who was paraded by the Lagos State Police Command with two other suspects on Wednesday following a tip off from a seven-year-old victim.

The graduate of Economics of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Gbenga Sholaja; Olalekan Benjamin and Samson Shomorin, who specialise in kidnapping little boys, were arrested by men of the Igando Police Division and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, Lagos.