Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared that he is ready to approve the d+ath penalty by hanging for convicted kidn@ppers as part of efforts to tackle insecurity in the state.
Speaking during the parade of suspected k+dn@ppers and other criminal suspects in Benin City, the governor announced plans to establish a special court to fast-track kidn@pping and c¥ltism cases.
“Now we are going to set a special court to try suspected kidn@ppers and c¥ltists and decided within two, three weeks we are done with it, and I will sign it. The execution hang him. I will take you to the roundabout so that the whole Edo people will see you, and this I will not have any regrets about,” he said.
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Okpebholo also warned criminals not to mistake his calm disposition for weakness, saying, “Please don’t take my simplicity for granted.”
The governor revealed that following a recent kidn@pping incident at the Vegetable Market in Benin City, one suspect was arrested while another was k+lled during a security operation. He added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other gang members.
He maintained that kidn@ppers, c¥ltists and their sponsors would find no hiding place in Edo State, stressing that anyone involved in crime would be tracked down and brought to justice.
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