Kidnappers Now to Face Death Sentence

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Kidnappers Now to Face Death Sentence

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 The upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday reached an agreement to commence the process for the enactment of a law that would prescribe capital punishment for kidnappers across the country. It also urged the state governments to enact laws that would prosecute kidnappers and other crime-related offences in their jurisdiction. The senate further recommended that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), in particular, as well as other security agencies, be encouraged to do more. These decisions arrived upon the consideration of a report of the Joint Committee on Police Affairs, National Security and Intelligence in respect of a motion on the unfortunate recurrence of kidnapping and hostage-taking in Nigeria, entitled, ”˜A National Wake-Up Call’. 

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