NIGERIA: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPERS IN ABIA
the State House of Assembly in Abia, Nigeria, acted against the rising tide of kidnapping in
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the State House of Assembly in Abia, Nigeria, acted against the rising tide of kidnapping in the state by making it a capital crime. According to newspaper reports, the Assembly amended Law 2 of the state, which prescribed 10 years imprisonment, and replaced it with a stiffer penalty.
It is now death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping in the state.
It is now death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping in the state.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Nigerian Tribune, 09/01/2009)
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