A high court in Adamawa state has sentenced three men to death for kidnapping two Catholic priests in February 2025.
The convicts — Taledo Demiel, Namomai Medan and Mikaila Yusuf — were found guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, armed robbery, harbouring a kidnapped person and negotiating to receive ransom for the release of Matthew Dutsemi and Abraham Sauman, both reverend fathers.
Delivering judgement on Thursday, Christopher Mapeo, the presiding judge, sentenced the three men to death.