“Consequently, the sentence of this court upon Benjamin Joseph and Stephen Orban is that they are hanged by the neck until they are dead,” the judge ruled.
The commissioner said the suspects had confessed to a series of thuggery and armed robbery operations in Minna.
The prosecutor told the court that the defendants allegedly collected N35 million ransom from Mr Il-Saheed’s employers before releasing him after six days in their captivity.
The suspect has been remanded at the Enugu correctional centre.
The deputy commander of OPSH said troops also recovered 1,161 ammunition and rescued 79 kidnap victims within the period under review.
The police boss said that 1,050 commercial motorcycles were also seized for contravening traffic rules and regulations.
The Borno police command said it arrested 85 suspects for alleged rape, homicide, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
He said the operatives of the command arrested the suspects for various crimes ranging from murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, and stealing.
“I can say without any fear of contradiction that FCT is the safest city in Nigeria.’’
He attributed the withdrawal of commercial bank operations in Ikole-Ekiti and environs to the security challenges in the area.
