A Delta State High Court in Asaba, yesterday sentenced two kidnappers to 113 years imprisonment with hard labour, having found them guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery.
The convicts are David Erutere and Sunday Omamuzo Ukailkwo and were
sentenced after being found guilty on a five-count charge of conspiracy
to commit felony with armed robbery contrary to section 6 (b) and
punishable under section 1 (2) a of the robbery and firearms (Special
Provisions) Act Cap R II Volume 14 Laws of the Federation, 2004.
This is as another court at Orerokpe in Okpe Local Government of the
State yesterday sentenced a 27 years old University worker, one David
Wonder Erhirhie to death for committing murder. He was sentenced for
killing Princess Chinoso Ijezie, an admission seeker in 2009 at Abraka
The duo were said to have conspired, kidnapped and robbed Irikefe
Edafe and Egwu Johnbull and stripped them of their valuables including a
Pathfinder Jeep, GSM Phones, Laptop, wedding rings and cash and
thereafter demanded a ransom of N50 million from their kinsmen.
Irikefe Edafe and Egwu Johnbull were abducted in June 2011 at Delta Palace Road, Warri and Ubiaruku respectively
The court in its judgement sentenced the first accused person (David,
age 31), a native of Ekrakra Village in Ethiope East Local Government
of Delta state to 45 years jail for conspiracy to commit armed robbery
and armed robbery while he got another seven years imprisonment
alongside with Sunday for conspiracy to commit kidnapping, three years
imprisonment each for demanding property with menace and another 10
years each for the offence of kidnapping.
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