The Edo State House of Assembly has passed a law approving death sentence for kidnapping.
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The law tagged “Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025” was passed on Tuesday, February 18.
The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian had earlier moved the motion for the house to resolve into the committee of the whole to consider the bill clause-by-clause
The motion was seconded by the Minority Leader, Henry Okaka, member representing Owan East.
During the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, the lawmakers amended the existing law 2013, which had provided for life imprisonment and confiscation of property allegedly used for kidnapping
The lawmakers, however, amended the law to provide stiffer penalty of death sentence and confiscation of property used in the act.
In the past, lawmakers and other top personalities in Edo State had called for intervention over the high spate of kidnapping in the state.
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