Two Nigerian kidnappers, killers of 4 T’di girls sentenced to death
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Sam Udeotuk Wills (L) and John Orji (R)
The two Nigerians tried for the kidnapping and death of four girls in Takoradi, Western Region of Ghana, have been sentenced to death by a Sekondi High Court presided over by Justice Richard Agyei Frimpong.
Sam Udeotuk Wills and John Orji were arrested last year and have been on trial over the kidnappings and killings that plagued the people of the Western Region since 2018.
A seven-member jury found them guilty on all the eight counts of conspiracy to murder and murder.
The convicts have a 30-day window to appeal the sentence.
The victims include Ruth Abakah, 19; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21; Ruth Love Quayson, 18 and Priscilla Koranchie, 15.
They were kidnapped and killed between July and December 2018.
Source: ClassFMonline.com
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