Three persons in Delta
State High Court, Augustin Akpojivi, Dawel James and Collins Enye, was sentenced
to death by hanging for kidnapping.
The Court which also found
the three accused persons guilty of three other counts of conspiracy to commit
a felony to wit: kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms, demanding property
with menace and stealing, sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment with hard
labour PM News reports
Two other accused persons
were however lucky as they escaped the death sentence, having been discharged
and acquitted by the court.
Earlier during trial, the
prosecution told the Court that Dawel James, a driver by occupation, conspired
with Augustin Akpojivi (29), also a driver, and Collins Enye (23), a commercial
motorcycle rider; and others now at large, to kidnap his employer, one Rufus
Uzoma Allwell, staff of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), while
armed with guns and to demand a ransom of N2million before releasing their
victim.
The court heard that Dawel
James who was the driver to the kidnapped victim masterminded the kidnap of his
boss and received part of the N2million ransom paid by the elder brother of his
boss.
But they were however found
out by the police.
Reacting to the court
judgement, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr Peter
Mrakpor hailed the court verdict and expressed optimism that the judgement of
the court will send a strong signal to criminally minded persons in the State
that it was not business as usual.
It serve them right Criminally Minded People .
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