In a bid to curb the incessant cases
of kidnapping, the Senate yesterday resolved to enact a legislation
prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers.
Senators were outraged that
kidnapping and hostage-taking, which used to be contained in the Southsouth and
Southeast, was becoming widespread.
Senator Adamu Aliero (Kebbi
Central), who spoke, proposed that the National Assembly should enact a law
prescribing the death penalty for kidnappers.
The proposal was seconded by Senator
Dino Melaye (Kogi West) who asked the Senate to come up with measures to
address kidnapping.
He
said “kidnappers should die by firing squad or by hanging.
When Senate President Bukola
Saraki put it to vote, the prayer was unanimously adopted.
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