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