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3 kidnappers of woman with her 1 yr old child in Yola get 50 yrs jail term each

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3 kidnappers of woman with her 1 yr old child in Yola get 50 yrs jail term each

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Three men who abducted a house wife and her one year old son at Yolde Pate in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa state have been convicted and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment each.

The convicts, Layi Musa, Buba Siddiki and Shanu Kori will serve 50 years each behind bars without option of fine.

Musa and 2 other convicts were found guilty and convicted to 20 years for conspiracy, 1 year for house breaking and 50 years for kidnapping all to run concurrently.

The convicts were earlier arraigned before Justice Nathan Musa led High Court I on 14th January, 2021 over alleged criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and house breaking at Yolde Pate in Yola South LGA.

While the 3 convicts admitted committing the offence as charged, one of the suspects, Buba Mohammed who is currently standing trial as 3rd dependent, pleaded not guilty to the offence.

The convicts were charged to the court on 4 count charges bordering conspiracy to commit kidnapping contrary to and punishable under section 249 (1) of the Adamawa State Administration of Criminal Justice Law.

According to particulars of offence, the 4 convicts and 3 others now at large had conspired to commit kidnapping, and that they stormed the house of Aliyu Suleiman at Yolde Pate on 6th July, 2021 and kidnapped his wife, Aishatu Aliyu Suleiman with her one year old son.

It added that the kidnappers had took the woman and her little child to Chambaji hills where they were kept for 2 days until the sum of #1.10million ransom was paid to them before releasing them.

The 1st convict, Layi Musa was also found to be in possession of Italian made pistol with 2 rounds of live ammunitions.

In its judgement, the court presided by Justice Nathan Musa, declared that the defendants having pleaded guilty to the charge, the court has convicted them as charged.

Reacting on the judgement, both counsels to the prosecution and the 1st and 2nd convicts, A. M. Iliyasu, Senior State Counsel II and M. M. Umar appreciated the court for the judgement.


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