{"id":2507,"date":"2026-06-28T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:50:00","slug":"it-will-deter-kidnappers-oshiomhole-backs-okpebholos-proposal-to-execute-convicted-kidnappers-cultists-in-edo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/2026\/06\/28\/it-will-deter-kidnappers-oshiomhole-backs-okpebholos-proposal-to-execute-convicted-kidnappers-cultists-in-edo\/","title":{"rendered":"It Will Deter Kidnappers&#8221; \u2014 Oshiomhole Backs Okpebholo\u2019s Proposal to Execute Convicted Kidnappers, Cultists in Edo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2509\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782690045668-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782690045668-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782690045668-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1782690045668.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former Edo State Governor and Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has thrown his support behind Governor Monday Okpebholo&#8217;s proposed plan to enforce the death penalty for convicted kidnappers and cultists in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the proposal, Oshiomhole argued that carrying out executions would serve as a strong deterrent to criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will keep those who want to go into kidnapping in check,\u201d Oshiomhole said, defending the governor&#8217;s stance on tackling insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal is part of the Edo State government&#8217;s efforts to combat rising cases of kidnapping and cult-related violence.<\/p>\n<p>It has, however, sparked public debate, with supporters describing it as a tough response to crime, while critics have raised concerns about the legal, ethical, and human rights implications of capital punishment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Edo State Governor and Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has thrown his support behind Governor Monday Okpebholo&#8217;s proposed plan to enforce the death penalty for convicted kidnappers and cultists in the state. Speaking on the proposal, Oshiomhole argued that carrying out executions would serve as a strong deterrent to criminal activities. \u201cIt will keep those who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}