Nigeria: Wo Herdsmen to Die By Hanging

Makurdi — Two Fulani herdsmen have been sentenced to death by hanging for conspiring and robbing Mr. Simon Tartyough and Isaiah Kena of their valuables and the sum of N29,040 along Makurdi-Guma Local Government Area road in Benue State.

The prosecution had earlier told the court that the convicts on March 28, 2009, conspired and committed the offence, and that they were arrested following complaints by their victims.

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