Friday, January 16, 2026
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • CONTACT
WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE

Kidnappers who killed Catholic priest in Benue sentenced to death by hanging

by OGBENI .O
July 26, 2018
in Metro
Reading Time: 1 min read
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Fr. John Adeyi, a Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo and Parish Priest of Catholic Church Okpoga, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on April 24, 2016. The cleric was later killed even after the kidnappers had collected the ransom they demanded and his body was dumped in a farm near Otukpa.

Kidnappers who killed Catholic priest sentenced to death by hanging
Fr. John Adeyi

A few months later, four of the kidnappers were arrested by A team of the Nigerian police led by ACP Abba Kyari. Today, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, two of the surviving suspects were found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.

Kidnappers who killed Catholic priest sentenced to death by hanging

Kidnappers who killed Catholic priest sentenced to death by hanging

READ ALSO

INVESTIGATION: How Enugu Wife Bathed Hubby With Hot Water Over Alleged Infidelity

X-raying the recent Lagos boat Mishap that killed multiple Young Entrepreneurs

Recent Fire outbreaks in Lagos Markets: Patterns, Causes, and Prevention Lessons

FULL REPORT: EFCC’s 16-count charge against Malami, his wife and son

SPECIAL REPORT: Untold Story Of Enugu community Where Residents Fetch Drinking Water From Filthy Streams, River

RELATED STORYPosts

Citizen Reports

INVESTIGATION: How Enugu Wife Bathed Hubby With Hot Water Over Alleged Infidelity

by Nnadi Christopher Ikechukwu
January 9, 2026
Lagos boat mishap victims
Metro

X-raying the recent Lagos boat Mishap that killed multiple Young Entrepreneurs

by Samuel David
January 4, 2026

Discussion about this post

JUST IN

Anti-kidnapping protest: 52 detained students and a nation bereft of compunction

by Afolabi Hakim
11:42 Jan 14, 2026

Nigeria is a nation of jarring and confounding occurrences. The realities of…

WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • WHO IS WITHIN NIGERIA?
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName