Kidnapping In Edo - New Law Indicates Friends Risk 14 Years Imprisonment

Kidnapping In Edo - New Law Indicates Friends Risk 14 Years Imprisonmenthttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/kidnapping-in-edo-new-law-indicates-friends-risk-14-years-imprisonment/16/05/2025/#Law #Aduwawa #Benin #edo #Okpebholo ©May 16th, 2025 ®May 16, 2025 7:52 am Edo State Government under the leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo has explained and given wider clarifications to the new anti kidnapping laws in the state, with specifications that, friend or family member of suspected kidnapper or any person suspected to have made an attempt to kidnap, discovering such friend or family member to have hidden or provide a temporary stay or shelter to the criminal suspect, with complete disregard to the level of innocency such a friend or family member may be found to be in connection with the crime, the New laws stipulate 14 years imprisonment with no option of fine for such shelter provider or providers, this, the Edo State Government published the clarification a day after the government demolished a house of an elder sister of suspected kidnap gang member along College road at Aduwawa area in Benin City simply because the suspect was living in the house; according to the news report as broadcasted by Okpella Television, with additional information that the elder sister of the suspect is not living in Nigeria, she has been in abroad where she has been working and providing financial support to her younger brother who got himself into the crime of kidnapping business for a reward of ₦350,000. #OsazuwaAkonedoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/osazuwaakonedo--4980924/support.If you love how we break down the noise and deliver unfiltered news, we need your strength to stay completely independent. Keep our newsroom sharp and efficient by supporting us today—head over to our donation page at: DonateWant your updates even faster? Tap the link in our description to download our mobile app on the Google Play Store for news in text, video, and audio format: CLICK TO DOWNDLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE And for the developers and webmasters looking to supercharge their websites, and if you own a website but don't know anything about web design, don't worry, grab our premium, server-native scripts at Mu Plugins. Our premium plugins are built to work completely on autopilot—speeding up your website and protecting your earnings with a simple, code-free setup. Whether you are a beginner or a professional webmaster looking to supercharge your platform , let's build together!