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3 Nigerians And A Ghanaian Jail 40 Years For Kidnapping by Gben5: 2:09pm On Dec 21, 2022 |
The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has sentenced
the four accused persons held for kidnapping two Canadian
ladies to a combined 40 years in prison with hard labour.
Sampson Agarlor, the ring leader, Elvis Ojiyorwe, Jeff
Omarsar, all Nigerian nationals and Yusif Yakubu, a Ghanaian
were convicted after the court found them guilty of two
charges of conspiracy and two charges of kidnapping.
They were each sentenced to serve nine years for the charge
of conspiracy and 10 years for kidnapping.
The sentencing, the court said are to run concurrently,
meaning they will each serve the highest which is 10 years but
a combined 40 years for all.
The Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo ordered
that the mobile phones of the convicts used in perpetrating
the offense should be burnt while the pistols retrieved were
handed over to the authorities.
According to EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent,
Murtala Inusah, the families of the victims monitored the
judgement via video link.
The Court said the prosecution after calling 11 witnesses was
able to discharge the burden of proof which the convicts
could not counter.
The Court also said the convicts came to the country
purposely to kidnap expatriates to make money, a
development the court observed destroyed Ghana’s
International relations with investors.
Justice Osei Marfo urged the state to undertake law reforms
to ensure that harsher punishments are imposed to deal with
issues of kidnapping.
According to her, the current maximum punishment of 10
years for kidnapping is not deterrent enough and Ghana
should learn from other countries who have strengthened their
laws.
The Director of Public Prosecution, Mrs Yvonne Atakora
Obuobisa welcomed the call and said a committee has been
constituted to review some of the laws.
She said they will request for the judgement of the court and
refer the call to the committee.
Lawyer Yaw Dankwah, who represented three of the four
convicts apologised to the victims and their families.
He said, their job as lawyers is just to strengthen the judicial
system.
The second convict, Elvis Ojiyorwe, knelt down before the
court after he was sentenced to apologise to the victims and
their families.
But his plea for a reduced sentence was turned down by the
court.
Apology
Justice Osei Marfo while apologizing to the victims and their
family said, “No one deserved what they (victims) have been
through.”
She said in “matters like this justice must be done. My sincere
apology to the victims and their family.”
Background
The four accused persons were standing trial for kidnapping
two Canadian ladies since 2020.
The two ladies – Miss Lauren Patricia Catherine Tiley and
Miss Bailey Jordan Chilley, who were in Kumasi to participate
in a youth programme on June 4, 2019, were kidnapped.
The four persons who have been charged with unlawful
imprisonment of two Canadian nationals have pleaded not
guilty to four charges related to kidnapping.
The accused – Sampson Agharlor, aka Romeo, the ring leader
together with Elvis Ojiyorwe, Jeff Omarsar and Yusif Yakubu
have all denied the charges of conspiracy to kidnap, two
kidnappings, and unlawful imprisonment. |
Re: 3 Nigerians And A Ghanaian Jail 40 Years For Kidnapping by Thomthom(m): 9:26pm On Dec 21, 2022 |
The rate at which Nigeria love to engage in illegal stupid tins just to get money... Nigeria in government they steal and loot.. Nigeria in Ghana They kidnapp for Ransom.. Nigerians in Nigeria, Steal, Rape, kidnapped, robbery, fraud, wickedness, pride, Arrogant, wayward. very few Nigeria will see Heaven like 1000 out of 200,000,000 |
Re: 3 Nigerians And A Ghanaian Jail 40 Years For Kidnapping by Parachoko: 7:25am On Dec 22, 2022 |
Death sentence should be the price to pay for Kidnappers and looters of public funds. |
Re: 3 Nigerians And A Ghanaian Jail 40 Years For Kidnapping by FrancescoFarino(f): 7:36am On Dec 22, 2022 |
Good One |
Re: 3 Nigerians And A Ghanaian Jail 40 Years For Kidnapping by M12g: 8:15am On Dec 22, 2022 |
Hm |
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