Death Penalty

Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has advocated death penalty for rape and related offences. Tallen made her stand public during the Flag-off of National Cooking Gas and Tree Planting project held in Girei town, headquarter of…
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As Nigerians join the rest of the world to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day, Mrs. Ene Obi, Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), has advocated for a death penalty for corrupt officers in the country. Obi was speaking in…
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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday ordered the Ministry of Justice to amend the panel code to the death penalty for kidnappers in the state. The governor disclosed this during the inauguration of a 16- man…
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The Taraba House of Assembly on Tuesday amended the state Kidnapping and Abduction Prohibition Act 2010, to introduce death penalty and life imprisonment for offenders. Mr Charles Maijankai, Majority Leader and member representing Karim…
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Zamfara state Governor Bello Matawalle has declared that the state government may soon start implementing the death penalty on bandits’ informants in the state. Zamfara already has a law mandating death penalty for bandits. Hundreds…
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