The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill aimed at checking the spate of kidnapping in the state into law, with stiffer penalties including death sentence for offenders.

The lawmakers passed the Bill for a Law to Provide for the Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping and for Other Connected Purposes after the third reading.

The passage of the bill was also sequel to the adoption of a report presented by Mrs Adefunmilayo Tejuosho, the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Petitions, Human Rights and Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC).

Sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, it prescribes death sentence for kidnappers whose victims die in their custody and life sentence for kidnappers whose victims do not die in the hands of their abductors.


The bill states that any person who kidnaps, abducts, detains, captures or takes another person by any means or trick with intent to demand ransom or do anything against his/her will, commits an offence.

The bill also stipulates life imprisonment for anyone who makes an attempt to...
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They only end up making the gangs deadly.

Good development.

psucc:
They only end up making the gangs deadly.

So in order to make the gangs undeadly, the punishment should be gifts?

Nice One





NB: Please is there any University in Nigeria cyrrenting offering an Msc or PGD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

Such a backward law from backward blockheads.
You are willing to wait for kidnappers to kill their victims before you kill them.
That's why we never grow out of our sentimental dump.

Kill the bastardsss for abducting people and kidnapping will stop.

Jesusbabygirl:
So in order to make the gangs undeadly, the punishment should be gifts?

You are starting a fight you will not stand to finish.

Guy if you will bury partisanship, ethnicity and any other affinity, we can discuss this issue objectively to a logical conclusion where you will understand the intricacies especially in Nigeria behind their so called death sentence.

Our govt can do something else to reduce the menace.
.#NoOneIsSupportingCrime.

psucc:
You are starting a fight you will not stand to finish.

Guy if you will bury partisanship, ethnicity and any other affinity, we can discuss this issue objectively to a logical conclusion where you will understand the intricacies especially in Nigeria behind their so called death sentence.

Our govt can do something else to reduce the menace.
.#NoOneIsSupportingCrime.

Na girl o not guy. Am struggling to understand what is partisan or discriminatory about criminals being punished for their crimes. Pls enlighten me.

psucc:
They only end up making the gangs deadly.

You are a suspect.Maybe you benefit from their proceeds. Death sentence for even an accomplice.

andyanders:

You are a suspect.Maybe you benefit from their proceeds. Death sentence for even an accomplice.

Hahhaahha hahhaahha we wanted to pick you old boy but our check proves he is the poorest around town and lives on FG's N5k/month allowance.

OP so WTF is tragic about this welcomed development? Are you a kidnapper?

Tragic? Just keep quite and don't say any more word.