– The Lagos state House of Assembly have
approved death sentence for kidnappers
– The bill considers different degrees of the
crime and appropriate punishment
The bill approval followed the adoption of a
report presented by Adefunmilayo Tejuosho,
the chairman of the house committee on
judiciary, petitions, human rights and Lagos
State Independent Electoral Commission
(LASIEC).
The committee’s report on “A Bill for a Law
to Provide for the Prohibition of the Act of
Kidnapping and for Other Connected
Purposes” reads in part:
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own kidnap after stealing N23 million (photo)
“The bill prescribes life sentence to
kidnappers, whose victims did not die in their
custody.
Any person, who kidnaps, abducts, detains,
captures or takes another person by any
means or tricks with intent to demand ransom
or do anything against his/her will, commits
an offence, and liable on conviction to death
sentence.
The bill also criminalises attempt to kidnap,
also stipulated life imprisonment for anyone
who makes attempt to kidnap another person.
The bills is against false representation to
release a kidnapped or abducted person. This
attracts seven years imprisonment.
The lawmakers approved 25 years
imprisonment to whoever threatens to kidnap
another person through phone call, e-mail, text
message or any other means of
communication.
READ ALSO: This man claimed to be an
Army officer, now he is in HOT SOUP (photo)
Any person, who knowingly or wilfully allows
or permits his premises, building or a place or
belonging to which he has control of, to be
used for the purposes of keeping a person
kidnapped is guilty of an offence under the
law and liable to 14 years imprisonment
without an option of fine.”
The bill that aims ensuring zero tolerance
for kidnapping was reportedly sponsored by
Speaker of the House Mudashiru Obasa.
The bill has been amended by the
lawmakers and now awaits third reading
before it will be sent to Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode for assent.
approved death sentence for kidnappers
– The bill considers different degrees of the
crime and appropriate punishment
The bill approval followed the adoption of a
report presented by Adefunmilayo Tejuosho,
the chairman of the house committee on
judiciary, petitions, human rights and Lagos
State Independent Electoral Commission
(LASIEC).
The committee’s report on “A Bill for a Law
to Provide for the Prohibition of the Act of
Kidnapping and for Other Connected
Purposes” reads in part:
READ ALSO: Unbelievable: Accountant plans
own kidnap after stealing N23 million (photo)
“The bill prescribes life sentence to
kidnappers, whose victims did not die in their
custody.
Any person, who kidnaps, abducts, detains,
captures or takes another person by any
means or tricks with intent to demand ransom
or do anything against his/her will, commits
an offence, and liable on conviction to death
sentence.
The bill also criminalises attempt to kidnap,
also stipulated life imprisonment for anyone
who makes attempt to kidnap another person.
The bills is against false representation to
release a kidnapped or abducted person. This
attracts seven years imprisonment.
The lawmakers approved 25 years
imprisonment to whoever threatens to kidnap
another person through phone call, e-mail, text
message or any other means of
communication.
READ ALSO: This man claimed to be an
Army officer, now he is in HOT SOUP (photo)
Any person, who knowingly or wilfully allows
or permits his premises, building or a place or
belonging to which he has control of, to be
used for the purposes of keeping a person
kidnapped is guilty of an offence under the
law and liable to 14 years imprisonment
without an option of fine.”
The bill that aims ensuring zero tolerance
for kidnapping was reportedly sponsored by
Speaker of the House Mudashiru Obasa.
The bill has been amended by the
lawmakers and now awaits third reading
before it will be sent to Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode for assent.
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