Edo: Court sentences five to death by hanging over lawyer’s abduction, murder

The Edo State High Court successful Benin City has sentenced 5 suspects to decease by hanging for the kidnapping and execution of 1 Barrister Osiobase Omo-Iyoha.

DAILY POST reports that Justice Efe Ikponmwonba sentenced 5 retired of the six suspects to decease connected Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

The convicts, who see Valentine Debbie, Solomon Onobu, Ambrose Amadi, Enoma Okunghae and Saturday Imagbe, were recovered blameworthy of conspiracy, abduction and murder.

They were besides sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, portion the sixth suspect, Solomon Esuike, who was arrested alongside the 5 convicts, was discharged and acquitted.

The convicts reportedly assaulted the Benin-based Barrister Omo-Iyoha connected May 9, 2020, and took him distant pursuing his involution successful a thoroughfare quarrel betwixt a section chief’s household and different idiosyncratic successful the Aduwawa country of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state.

It was besides reported that aft being beaten to a pulp, the lawyer was whisked distant to an chartless location, lone for his lifeless assemblage to beryllium discovered by the constabulary successful a shallow sedate successful Aduwawa.

In its judgement successful the suit marked B/CD/136C/22 betwixt the State and Valentine Dibie and 5 others, the tribunal recovered 5 of the six accused blameworthy and sentenced them to 14 years successful situation for conspiracy and abduction, and decease by hanging for murder.

The presiding judge, Justice E...