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DSS secures death penalty on kidnapper, Ibrahim Usman a.k.a Dan Iyali

    Nation · Crime

    Usman faced a four-count charge before the High Court of Justice of Sokoto state, Sokoto Judicial Division, alongside other suspects who are currently at large.

    Reporter By Staff Reporter · Published on September 28, 2026 · 3 min read

    The Department of State Services, DSS, has secured a death penalty on suspect involved in kidnap and killing of three people in Sokoto, 2023.

    The Security Agency secured the death-penalty against Ibrahim Usman, also known as Dan Iyali, over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of three persons in Sokoto State in September 2023.

    Usman faced a four-count charge before the High Court of Justice of Sokoto state, Sokoto Judicial Division, alongside other suspects who are currently at large.

    The charges bordered on criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, culpable homicide punishable with death, and voluntarily causing grievous hurt without provocation.