Edo Governor Says He Will Sign Death Warrants for Kidnappers, Even His Own Father
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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has sent a strong warning to kidnappers, saying nobody will be spared if found guilty, not even his own family.
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo says he will sign the death warrants of convicted kidnappers, regardless of who they are, even if it is his own father.
He said he would personally supervise any execution.
He made the remarks in a video shared online on Tuesday.
He said the state needs to remove dangerous people from society and argued that kidnappers have killed many people.
He also pointed to the trauma victims suffer.
He cited a woman who was pushed during an attempted abduction and said fear alone could have killed her.
Monday also said that kidnappers cut off one of the hands of the state's Chief Judge.
The governor said he had asked the Attorney General about the status of the relevant papers and is waiting for updates.
He added that the state will pursue appeals so that no convicted kidnapper escapes punishment.
The comments come under the Edo State Kidnapping Prohibition (Amendment) Law, 2025, which introduced the death penalty for kidnappings that result in the victim's death.
Under the law, kidnappings where victims survive carry life imprisonment.
In September 2026, a special criminal court sentenced four men to death for abducting a woman in Benin City in June
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