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A Kano State High Court, on Friday, sentenced Paul Onwe to 104 imprisonment for masterminding the kidnap of nine children in the state.<\/div>\n
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\nJustice Zuwaira Yusuf, who found the convict guilty of all the 38-count charge, sentenced him without an option of fine.<\/p>\n

The convict pleaded guilty to the charges and was convicted accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The six other defendants, who were arraigned alongside Onwe, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cI find Owne guilty on counts two, eight, nine, 27 and 34. I hereby sentence him to seven years imprisonment on each of the counts without an option of fine, in addition to paying the sum of N100,000 fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe court also found Onwe guilty on counts three, five, 10, 11, 22, 28 and 38. I sentence him to seven years in a correctional centre on each of the counts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yusuf held that the convict was found guilty on counts four, 12, 13, 29 and 38, and sentenced him to four years in a correctional centre on each of the counts without an option of fine.<\/p>\n

She, however, said that all the counts must run concurrently and ordered the remand of the six other defendants in a correctional centre for continuation of trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Onwe and six others were first arraigned on Nov. 13, 2020 for the kidnap of nine children, who were trafficked from Kano to Anambra.<\/p>\n

The other defendants are: Mercy Paul, Ebere Ogbono, Emmanuel Igwe, Loise Duru , Monica Oracha and Chinelo Ifedegwu.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Mahmoud Balarabe, told the court that the defendants were facing a 38-count charge, bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping and trafficking in children from Kano to Anambra, sometime in 2019.<\/p>\n

According to him, the offences contravene the provisions of Sections 97(1), 273, 277 of the Penal Code and Section 32 (5) of the Children and Young Persons Law of Kano State, 2012.<\/p>\n

While the convict pleaded guilty to all the 38-count charge, the remaining six defendants, however, pleaded not guilty, thus setting stage for their trial.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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