- A High court situated in Delta state has sentenced three men to death for kidnapping and murdering a traditional ruler
- The judge ruled that the prosecution had proved their case beyond reasonable doubt, necessitating the maximum punishment
- Another defendant who received the phone of the deceased was sent to time behind bars
A Delta state High Court has sentenced three individuals to death by hanging after they were found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a monarch.
The dead monarch, King of Ubulu-uku Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Obi Edward Akaelue Ofulue 111, was abducted along the Obior road alongside Pastor Afamefuna Ugboh sometime in 2016.
