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Man bags 12 years in prison for kidnapping women in Ekiti
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Friday sentenced an unemployed man, Olumide Ogunrinde, to 12 years in prison for kidnapping women.
Ogunrinde was charged with 11 counts of conspiracy, murder, kidnapping and armed robbery in which he pleaded not guilty.
According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred between May 3, 2015 and May 15, 2015.
The victims who testified in court, alleged that they were kidnapped on Ido-Ilogbo Ekiti road and taken to an unknown place.
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To prove his case, the Prosecutor, Mr Idowu Adelusi called five witnesses while the defence called four witnesses.
However, Justice Cornelius Akintayo sentenced the convict after the court had listened to the arguments and submission of both prosecution and defence counsels.
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