Edo CJ constitutes Special Court to try cultists, kidnappers

The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has acceptable up a peculiar tribunal to effort cases relating to cultism and kidnapping successful the State.

DAILY POST reports that the Chief Registrar of the State High Court, B.O Osawaru, disclosed this successful a connection dated June 25, 2026.

Osawaru said the constitution of the Special Court, which is to beryllium known arsenic “Special Criminal Court 1”, would instrumentality effect from Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

He said the tribunal volition beryllium sitting successful Benin City, the authorities capital.

The connection titled, “Establishment and Composition of a Special Criminal Court for Edo State sitting successful Benin City,” said pursuant to the petition by His Excellency, the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for the constitution of a Special Court for offences relating to cultism and kidnapping, an further tribunal to beryllium known arsenic “Special Criminal Court 1” is hereby established with effect from Wednesday, the 1st time of July, 2026, for offences relating to cultism and kidnapping and specified different matters arsenic whitethorn beryllium assigned to the tribunal by the Honourable Chief Judge of Edo State.

DAILY POST recalls that Governor Monday Okpebholo had connected June 18, 2026, during the parade of arrested suspected kidnappers and others for assorted transgression activities by the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, M...