Tagged “A bill for a law to provide for the prohibition of the act of kidnapping and for other connected purposes”, it will become law after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s assent.
The bill prescribes death sentence for kidnappers whose victims died in their custody. Kidnappers whose victims did not die in their custody will get life jail.
It was passed following the adoption of a report presented by Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Petitions, Human Rights and Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) Mrs Adefunmilayo Tejuosho.
Speaker Mudasiru Obasa directed the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr Azeez Sanni, to send a copy of the bill to Ambode for assent.
The bill states: “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 criminalises attempt to kidnap and stipulates life imprisonment for anyone who attempts to kidnap another person.
Also, the bill is against false representation to release a kidnapped or abducted person. This attracts seven years imprisonment.
The lawmakers also approved 25 years imprisonment for whoever threatens to kidnap another person through phone call, e-mail, text message or any other means of communication.
The bill provides that any person, who knowingly or wilfully allows or permits his premises, building or a place 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 House also adopted the recommendation of its Committee on Youths and Sports on: “A bill for a law to provide for the establishment of the Lagos State Sports Commission and for connected purpose”.
from The Nation
*Great News indeed!
Its about time,but delta state already has the death penalty for kidnappers since,good one by the Lagos state govt,and this should be a nation wide law and soon all these idiots will look for something good to do instead of kidnapping innocent people
ReplyDeleteWhat about politicians who steal?
ReplyDeleteNice move. I just hope they implement it.
ReplyDeleteI second the law biko.. Even though biblically, its a sin to take life..
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OK nice
ReplyDeleteSuperb news!
ReplyDeleteWhat of rapist and perverts???..
ReplyDeleteI love this!
ReplyDeleteRapist should be included too
ReplyDeleteThat's nice
ReplyDeleteAll the states should follow suit
ReplyDeleteLet it work oo. Too much pains suffered by Victims and their families
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ReplyDeleteThe bill provides that any person, who knowingly or wilfully allows or permits his premises, building or a place 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.
Good news.
Better they will kidnap and still rape their victims awon oloshi
ReplyDeleteVery good!
ReplyDeleteVery good news.
ReplyDeleteNow remaining death penalty for ritualist
Saw a post on instablog about an old man in ondo state holding a head of a baby. And was shocked. Go to that site and see a lot of these pepetrators. They should die by hanging.
I stand for death penalty for thieves, rapist, ritualist and armed robbers
This is great news. It is not enough that you kidnap someone, then they die in your care. Off with the kidnappers heads. *hiss*
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one but What did they 'okay' for themselves? As thieves that they are naw.
ReplyDeletelagos is working. thats a visionary leader up there..gov ambode... na werrin make me be want dakuku to win o....i love visionary leaders.....like ameachi.......ambode ....who again i don see? but lagos sabi provide visionary leaders shall...all statea should copy lagos abeg.
ReplyDeleteGood. What about the rapist????
ReplyDeleteThat's good!Please rapists too should be castrated biko
ReplyDeleteI concur death penalty for kidnappers! Dat is good. Death to those dat take away freedom from a fellow human being like yourself.What of ritualist and corrupt officials
ReplyDeleteIt's not complete until they include the politicians that milked our nation dry.How long will they continue to steal billions and go Scot free?
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