
A court in Delta has sentenced Akpobor Erhianor and Tibra Cornelius to death for their involvement in armed robberies and murder. They were the 2nd and 3rd defendants in a case against them and two others, Edafe Adu and Oghenewegba Cadeton, related to a series of violent crimes in the state, as per charge No. EHC/19C/2023.
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