Charles Nikson, a suspected kidnapper has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Bayelsa state.

The criminal was involved in the failed kidnap of the wife of a popular businessman in the state.

According to the presiding judge, Nikson was found guilty of the two charges levelled against him by the police.

A Bayelsa state high court, Ogbia judicial division, sitting in Yenagoa, has sentenced Charles Nikson to death by firing squad.

The 39-year-old man is to die for his involvement in the November 2020 failed kidnapping of Vivian Okoye, wife of a businessman and a medical practitioner identified as Alex Ogregade Ileimokumo, Daily Trust reports.

A kidnapper has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Bayelsa. Photo: Nigeria Police