A notorious kidnap kingpin who has been on the wanted list of security agencies, Kennedy Itoje has been sentenced to 13 years in jail with hard labour by a Delta State High Court for the kidnap of a Nurse and demanding the sum of N20million as ransom.
Kennedy Itoje was convicted by an Asaba High Court on a two count charge of conspiracy to commit a felony to wit; kidnapping punishable under section 516 and kidnapping punishable under section 364(2) of the Criminal Code Laws of Delta State, 2006.
He was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment on the count of conspiracy and 8 years in jail for kidnapping with hard labour.
Itoje was the leader of a five man armed gang that abducted one Mrs. Kate Okogu, a Nurse on the 13th of September, 2012 at Ughelli and took her inside the forest where she was held captive until she was rescued by Security agents.
Two members of the gang, who were arrested at the place where the victim was kept, have since been convicted and sentenced to jail by an Asaba High Court while the Itoje, the leader of the gang, has been on the run.
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