Nigeria: Court Sentence Man To Death For Kidnap And Murder

A High Court in northern Nigeria has sentenced a man to death by hanging fo kidnapping for ransom and killing of his five-year-old nephew in 2019. The 19 year old man had also denied the charges. Witnesses say he looked sombre as the death sentence was then handed down. A spokesperson for Kano State’s judiciary told the media,it appeared that the convicted man had killed the boy as he

feared he had been recognised. Nigeria is struggling to tackle a wave of kidnappings for ransom by organised gangs and opportunistic criminals. Earlier this week too, security forces in the northern state of Bauchi arrested two men for allegedly kidnapping and then subsequently killing a five year old girl after collecting a ransom from her family.