Supreme Court Affirms Death by Hanging Sentence for Kidnapper
Alex Enumah in Abuja
The Supreme Court has affirmed a death by hanging sentence handed down a convicted Delta-based kidnapper, Chelynor Halim.
The apex court in a unanimous judgement affirmed the death sentence shortly after dismissing Halim’s appeal challenging the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which had affirmed his conviction and subsequent death by hanging by the trial court in 2017.
A five‑member panel of the apex court in their judgement yesterday, held that the appellant’s appeal lacked merit and accordingly dismissed it.
