NIGERIA: DELTA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY CANCELS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
The Delta State House of Assembly in Asaba, approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of
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The Delta State House of Assembly in Asaba, approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of kidnapping in the state. The approval followed an amendment of the State Anti-Kidnapping Law 2016 earlier passed by the House.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in a letter to the House, appealed for reconsideration of Section 4, Sub-Section 1 of the 2016 Delta State Anti-Kidnapping Law earlier passed by it.
The law prescribed death penalty for any convicted kidnapper in the state.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in a letter to the House, appealed for reconsideration of Section 4, Sub-Section 1 of the 2016 Delta State Anti-Kidnapping Law earlier passed by it.
The law prescribed death penalty for any convicted kidnapper in the state.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: oluchiworld.com, 04/07/2016)
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