Kidnapping: 1st judgment of Edo special court based on evidence – Attorney General

Reported by Vanguard Nigeria · yesterday 15:42 · Ayobami

The Edo Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Roland Otaru, says Tuesday's judgment of the Edo Special Criminal Court, sentencing four persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and cultism, was based on credible evidence. The post Kidnapping: 1st judgment of Edo special court based on…

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