The Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, Joseph Ikpea, has endorsed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s proposal for the speedy trial of suspected kidnappers and cultists in Edo State, saying prompt punishment would serve as a deterrent to criminal elements.
Ikpea, in a statement issued on Saturday from his Ewatto country home in Esan South-East Local Government Area and made available to journalists, also commended the governor for the crackdown on kidnapping syndicates operating in parts of the state.
He particularly praised the rescue of a woman abducted at the popular Vegetable Market in Benin City and the arrest of a member of the gang involved in the incident.
The Edo State Police Command, alongside Okpebholo, had on Thursday paraded suspected kidnappers, including one of the suspects linked to the Vegetable Market abduction.
During the event, the governor said he would facilitate the establishment of a special court to conduct speedy trials of suspected kidnappers and cultists, adding that he would sign the death warrants of those convicted and ensure their public execution at the Ring Road roundabout in Benin City, the state capital.
