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The Nigeria's Senate has unequivocally passed a bill which outlaws abduction, wrongful restraint or confinement for ransom.
The Upper Chamber of the country's National Assembly equally approved death sentence for whoever is finds guilty in the act and a 30 years jail term for any of his accomplices.
The bill sponsored by Isa Misau, APC-Bauchi, was passed into law after a consideration of the report by Senate committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
Presenting the report, Chukwuka Utazi, Enugu-North, said the bill sought to combat and prevent any form of abduction in Nigeria by giving wider powers to the Inspector-General of Police to ensure adequate policing of the crime.
The bill in Clause 1 (3) stated: “Whoever is guilty of the offence and then results in the death of the victim shall be liable on conviction to be sentenced to death.”
Clause 3 of the bill provides a 30- year jail term to anyone who colludes with the abductor to receive any ransom for the release of any person who has been wrongfully confined.
The report was unanimously accepted by the lawmakers after a voice vote.
The lawmakers’ decision may not be unconnected with the recent increase in reported cases of kidnappings and arrest of its perpetrators.
It would be recalled that in June this year, the Nigeria Police arrested a high profile kidnapper named Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans.
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