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Nigerian Senate Approves Death Sentence For Kidnapping

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The Senate has approved death sentence for abduction, wrongful restraints or wrongful confinement for ransom.

The upper chamber also approved 30 years jail term for anybody that colluded with an abductor.

This followed the passage of a bill on abduction, wrongful restraints or wrongful confinement for ransom.

The upper chamber, which did clause by clause consideration of the report by its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, adopted the clause which specified death sentence for kidnapping.

Senator Chukwuka Utazi (Enugu North) presented the report of the committee on behalf of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters Senator David Umaru.

The Bill was sponsored by Senator Isa Hamma Misau (APC-Bauchi).

Presenting the report, Utazi said the Bill sought to prescribe stiff punishment for the offence.

He said the bill sought to combat and prevent any form of kidnapping in Nigeria by giving wider powers to the Inspector-General of Police to ensure adequate policing of the crime.

The report was unanimously accepted by the lawmakers after a voice vote.

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24 Comments

24 Comments

  1. Mohammed Musa

    September 29, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    This is a good enactment,please show example with EVANS.

  2. Inuwa Hassan

    September 29, 2017 at 6:32 pm

    What of the multi billion fraudsters that have sabotaged the country?

  3. Jude Chiemeke

    September 29, 2017 at 4:52 pm

    What abt. Corrupt politicians? They are the cause of kidapping in Nigeria. So they’d hv d greater punishment.

  4. Chuks Umeh

    September 29, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    What of looters hope they will approve instant death sentence also to the culprit s

  5. Cassidy Aniede

    September 29, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    What of those who are kidnapping our money in Abuja?

  6. Obinna Mark

    September 29, 2017 at 2:02 pm

    Brutia is the first one that should be killed for kidnapping Kanu and his family

  7. Chibuike Ukadike

    September 29, 2017 at 1:55 pm

    Death sentence to kidnappers and death sentence to looters .

  8. Lighton Ejike

    September 29, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    Also death sentence for money looters

  9. Anthony Favour

    September 29, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    that means many igbos will be killed before the creation of biafra http://buredrqezi.trade/4799138973805/?rstr=241

  10. Nweke Oforbuike Jostman

    September 29, 2017 at 11:33 am

    Which means that Burutai should be sentenced to death by kidnapping Nnamdi Kanu.

  11. Obimighty Evans

    September 29, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Promotion for looters

  12. Humphrey Okeke

    September 29, 2017 at 10:57 am

    Not only kidnappers is for death sentence also looters as well

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  14. Bonny Rossetti

    September 29, 2017 at 10:11 am

    what of looters of public fund?

  15. Justice Nwi-UeBari

    September 29, 2017 at 9:49 am

    Then u jst issues a license to kidnapper to kill their victims

  16. Ikay Kalu

    September 29, 2017 at 9:44 am

    Then approve referendum

  17. Sengemenge Oluomo

    September 29, 2017 at 9:38 am

    The have to sentence brutia now for kidnapping and killing of NNAMDI KANU,whom his case is with court,Government went and attack them killed many of IPOB members what a country?government will order the killings of an innocent people and leave their families in tears and agony

  18. Prince Real

    September 29, 2017 at 9:37 am

    What of the senates sentence? Life sentence for the senates

  19. Ogbonna Phc

    September 29, 2017 at 9:37 am

    That is good, also include looters and govt thievies.

  20. Osei Adjei

    September 29, 2017 at 9:36 am

    And Death sentence for looters of development funds

  21. Nicodemus Mba

    September 29, 2017 at 9:28 am

    God will also above death sentance for the senator

  22. Kabiru Ibrahim Tile

    September 29, 2017 at 9:02 am

    Good! Pls remain looters

  23. Tochukwu Ndukwe Jnr George

    September 29, 2017 at 9:00 am

    Is also good to give the looters death sentence.

  24. Tochukwu Ndukwe Jnr George

    September 29, 2017 at 8:59 am

    Is also to give looters death sentence

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