Okpebholo threatens death penalty for kidnappers, vows to set up special courts

The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has vowed to acceptable up a peculiar tribunal to effort kidnappers and cultists successful the state.

DAILY POST reports that Okpebholo stated this connected Thursday, June 18, 2026 during the parade of suspected kidnappers and cultists by the Edo State Police Command.

He besides vowed to motion the decease warrant for the execution of immoderate fishy recovered blameworthy by hanging.

“So I privation to entreaty to our radical to enactment distant from cultism and enactment distant from kidnapping due to the fact that it volition instrumentality you nowhere.

“It is cheaper for you to support your modular than to spell into kidnapping and cultism due to the fact that erstwhile you kidnap what you person before, you volition suffer it and you volition suffer your life.

“Now we are going to acceptable up a peculiar tribunal to effort kidnappers and cultists. Within 2 oregon 3 weeks, we are done with it, and I volition motion your execution warrant.

“I volition instrumentality you to the roundabout, that is the Ring Road truthful that the full radical volition spot you. I volition not person immoderate regrets astir it. So delight don’t instrumentality my simplicity for granted”, helium said.

He commended the Nigeria constabulary and different information agencies for their committedness successful warring crimes and criminality successful the state.

Speaking further, the Governor who asserted that Edo State is not harmless for kidnappers, app...