2 Brothers To Die By Hanging For Kidnap And Murder In Delta

The highest punishment available in law has been meted out to 2 brothers in Delta after they were found guilty of kidnapping and murder.

The duo were sentenced to death for the part they played in the abduction and subsequent death of one Ifeanyi Akukalia.

A state high court sitting in Warri yesterday passed down the sentence on the convicts who took the
life of their captive despite collecting a N2 million ransom.

The Nation reports:

    Justice Marshall Mukoro of a Delta High Court, sitting in the Warri Judicial Division, yesterday sentenced two brothers to death by hanging for kidnap and murder.

    He sentenced Monday Asakpa and Mathew Ejedegba, for their involvement in the kidnap and murder of Ifeanyi Akukalia, despite collecting a ransom of N2 million.

    The victim was the only son of his parents.

    The second accused, Paul Ejedegba, the younger brother to the fourth accused, who was condemned to death, was, however, sentenced to 17 years behind bars with hard labour, while the third accused, Ogaga Okuome, was discharged on the five-count charge.