A man has been sentenced for a string of crimes. Phomolo Ngo's crime spree started in 2013 and ended when he was arrested in 2018.He was found guilty of several charges, including rape, kidnapping and housebreaking.The prosecutor described him as a serial rapist who would have continued if he was not arrested.A 33-year-old from Bloemfontein in…
Zukisa Sibango was sentenced to 42 years in prison for the hijacking of an abalone truck in the Western Cape in 2017.Sibango is currently serving a life sentence for a murder he committed in the Eastern Cape.He committed the hijacking with three other men, including his uncle. However, his uncle and one suspect have since…
pic.twitter.com/YWweaOh0Re— TransparencIT Nigeria (@TransparencITng) May 4, 2020"This spike in death sentences puts Nigeria at odds with the global trend towards abolition of the death penalty," Osai Ojigho Director, Amnesty International Nigeria, told AFP.Charges"As of today, many more countries have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice. Nigeria must not be different," he said.Hameed…
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