Kidnap in Edo state and Die if caught as Adams signs death penalty

Kidnapping business in Edo state will soon be a thing of the past as the Edo State Governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has signed into law the bill which prescribes death penalty to kidnappers.

The law which is an amendment of the Edo State kidnapping law also prescribes that any premises used by kidnappers will be demolished.

He said “as reluctant as one would want to be in matters of life and death, I am convinced that the overriding public interest now dictates that we invoke the maximum penalty available in our law  to all those involved in the act of kidnapping.  Anyone sentenced and convicted, I will sign the death warrant.

“But criminals have a choice to abstain from criminality, kidnapping and killing so that they in turn can live and enjoy the good things of life,” he added.

The governor who said the death penalty applies to acts of kidnapping whether it involves murder or not called on youths to desist from the criminality as an excuse for unemployment.