Oyo abduction: Kidnappers should face death sentence, not life imprisonment – Buhari’s ex-aide

A erstwhile media adjutant to the precocious ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has suggested that the due punishment for kidnappers should beryllium decease condemnation and not beingness imprisonment.

Ahmad maintained that beingness imprisonment is excessively lenient for the transgression of kidnapping.

He made his presumption known successful a station connected X portion reacting to the Abuja Federal High Court ruling that sentenced 3 suspects progressive successful the kidnapping of students and teachers successful Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to beingness imprisonment.

Justice Salim Ibrahim ruled that the sentencing of Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa Bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, alias Abu Itisar, volition commencement from the day of their arrest.

Prior to the judgment, counsel to the accused had prayed that the tribunal would condemnation them connected wide terms.

The counsel noted that the defendants were first-time offenders and had pleaded guilty.

Reacting, Ahmad wrote: “Life imprisonment seems excessively lenient for the transgression of kidnapping. 

“In my view, the due punishment for convicted kidnappers should beryllium the decease penalty.”

Oyo abduction: Kidnappers should look death sentence, not beingness imprisonment – Buhar...