Kidnappers, Cultists May Receive Death Penalties In Ogun State Now

Ogun State has approved the lifting of a moratorium on cases relating to capital punishment as part of measures to fast track dispensation of justice in the state.

This was revealed when the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olumide Ayeni, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Dayo Adeneye, briefed journalists after the 31st weekly Executive Council Meeting, presided by Governor Ibikunle Amosun in Abeokuta on Monday.

According to the attorney general, the pronouncement was in accordance with a recent directive of
the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Council of States meeting ‘in relation to death penalty.’

Photos: Robbers, kidnappers, cultists arrested & paraded in Rivers state

The Rivers state police command today paraded robbers, cultist and kidnappers apprehended by men of the state police command. While parading the suspects before newsmen, the state police commissioner, Chris Ezike narrated how some of the robbers in the state were arrested. See that after the cut..