Court Sentences 4 Kidnappers to Death By Hanging in Bayelsa
A Bayelsa State High Court has sentenced four individuals to death by hanging for their involvement in a kidnapping case. The convicts—Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus, and Tari Firstman—were found guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping under Section 2 (1) of the Bayelsa State Law 2013.
The kidnapping took place at a dredging company in Ayama Ijaw, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. The convicts, led by Etonzor, attempted to kidnap the company’s owner but failed. Instead, they took the company’s 28-year-old secretary hostage and demanded N400,000 from the company’s safe. The victim was later released after a ransom of N6.5 million was paid.
Justice Patience Diri, who presided over the case, found the accused guilty and handed down the death sentences. Despite claims of forced confessions and intimidation during their arrest, the court accepted their statements, along with witness testimonies, as evidence.
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