After Owo, Katsina Death Sentences, Kogi Court Rules Man Arrested by DSS for Kidnap, Murder of Neighbour Must Be Executed
A High Court of Kogi State has sentenced a man arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) to death for kidnapping and murdering his neighbour, a hotel proprietor in Obajana.
The judgment came barely 24 hours after a Katsina State High Court sentenced a female arms courier arrested by the DSS to death and less than two weeks after a Federal High Court in Abuja imposed the death penalty on four men arrested by the Service for their roles in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.
The Kogi Court, presided over by Justice Abdul Nicodemus Awulu, on Tuesday found Jibrin Halilu guilty on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping, contrary to Sections 12, 6(1), and 4(3)(a) of the Kogi State Kidnapping and Other Related Offences Prohibition Law, 2023.
The court subsequently sentenced Halilu to death.
