Kidnappers in Lagos to be sentenced to death, life imprisonment

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Kidnappers in Lagos to be sentenced to death, life imprisonment

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The anti-kidnapping bill in Lagos State has been signed into law. The bill which was recently passed by the State House of Assembly prescribes a death penalty for kidnappers.
Photo caption: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left); signing into Law the Kidnapping, Sports Trust Fund and Sports Commission Bills at the Conference Room, Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Photo: Eniola Ajay/VON

Photo caption: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left); signing into Law the Kidnapping, Sports Trust Fund and Sports Commission Bills at the Conference Room, Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Photo: Eniola Ajay/VON

The Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping Law imposes a penalty of life imprisonment on kidnapping for ransom.According to the law, “where a victim dies in the course of being kidnapped, the suspect is liable on conviction to death.”Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi  Ambode lamented that, “the spate of kidnapping in the State had gotten to a level that required decisive action from government, hence the need for the enactment of the law to send serious message to perpetrators of such heinous crime.”Security in schools He said apart from the enactment of the law, Lagos was also putting in place appropriate measures to prevent kidnapping and other security breaches.“Security is of utmost importance to our administration and we are confident that this law will serve as a deterrent to anybody who may desire to engage in this wicked act within the boundaries of Lagos,” the Governor stated.He stressed that, “while we use this law to address the challenge and punish the criminals, we are also putting in place appropriate measures particularly in our schools and other vulnerable targets to prevent security breaches and it is important that we ensure that everything we do in respect of this anti-kidnapping law is in good faith and good spirit to eradicate the issue of kidnapping once and for all in the State.”Governor Ambode assured that the justice system would be activated to execute the anti-kidnapping law to ensure that any criminal caught was subjected to the full wrath of the law.

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