Edo State Government has closed its case in the trial of four suspected kidnappers that abducted a woman at the vegetable market along Airport Road, Benin City.
DAILY POST reports that the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney- General of the State, Prof Roland Otaru closed the case on Tuesday after calling seven witnesses at a special court set up by Governor Monday Okpebholo to try kidnapping and cult related cases.
The four suspects – Marvellous Isaac, 32, Wisdom Michael, 36, Rufus Emete Michael, 30, and Gift Raphael, 27 – are being prosecuted by the Edo State Government and the police.
The suspects are facing 10-count charge bordering on alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms.
Otaru who led other prosecution counsel, said five witnesses appeared last week Friday while two appeared on Tuesday.
The five witnesses that appeared last week were victims of the suspects while the other witnesses are Investigative Police Officers, IPOs.
One of the IPOs from the Force Intelligence Department/Intelligence Response Team, Zone 5 Annex tendered video documents where the suspects were interrogated and their written statements taken.
He tendered a voice note of the female suspect among the kidnapping gang, identified as Gift Raphael, during her conversation with the gang leader, Marvellous Isaac, who also doubled as her boyfriend.
He also tendered a pump action gun, Android Camo 20 mobile phone, Lexus SUV, among others as exhibits which were all admitted in evidence by the court.
The witnesses were cross-examined by Barrister Amaechi Achi Onwuzor and Barrister Felix Osadebamwen Imasuen, counsel to the first,
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