Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has signed into law, the bill which prescribes death penalty to kidnappers.
The law which is an amendment of the Edo state kidnapping law also prescribes that any premises used by kidnappers will be demolished.
Governor Oshiomhole has recently been in a dilemma on whether the death penalty should apply to kidnappers who commit murder during the act and those who do not. Today, he declared that the death penalty applies to all acts of kidnapping whether it involved murder or not, while calling on youths to desist from the criminality as an excuse for unemployment.
Some of the suspects paraded by the Police in Edo state earlier this week may face the death penalty if found guilty of the crime courtesy of the Bill just signed into law by the governor.
The Governor appealed to parents and guardians to be wary of the activities of their wards as criminality should not be an excuse for unemployment. The governor also assured that no special tribunals will be set up to try cases of kidnapping, as that is a feature of the military era. This he said to relieve concerns over the slow judicial system in Nigeria.
It will be recalled that Human Rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) urged government to grant amnesty to kidnappers, after being a victims of these kidnappers whiule on his way to his home country in Edo state.
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Oshe Baba, more grease to your elbow. Please, Nigerians are waiting for either you or Fashola to contest for the presidency come 2015. Please don't disappoint Nigerians
ReplyDeleteI love this man & I even love him more now. Well done Oshiomole.
ReplyDeleteThe same penalty should apply to both armed robbers and kidnappers. The offences are similar except that one steals money while the other steals human beings. Since there is no tougher sentence, same death penalty should apply. Thanks Comrade for ttaking the bold step
ReplyDeleteNo death sentence for corruption?
ReplyDeleteU mumu when GEJ said all governor shud sign the law then are you people not part of those who are condeming GEJ? Naija full of deceivers let two of them contest for the post may be u call nigeria EDO STATE or LAGOS STATE those who are ruling bf no good na this two people go come good when oshomole struggle to pay minimum wage and is fighting OBJ then when he was labour president....una go hear wen....so thing bf u talk...MUMU
ReplyDeletePlease leave Mr Adams alone o ! Fighting the establishment whether under OBJ or GEJ, it was meant to curb the superfluous nature of the government and to express the concerns of the labour unions at the time.
DeleteMy anonymous friend, GEJ introducing a nation wide bill/law introducing capital punishment would be subject to abuse. Most of his (GEJ) government advisers can not be trusted it would be their licence to kill willy-nilly.
Let's use Edo State as a test run, if crime is reduced, then let's not be too hasty in calling him STUPID. I really do think there should be robust deterrent mechanism for fighting the disease plaguing our Nation. More so the political corruption. Engr SJ
Abeg go sitdown coruption corruption all the time who no corrupt for this country it started from each homes so if u are talking of corruption is even inside ur own blood it did not started when they aquire the post is inside evrybody blood for naija...if u dey do contribution inside house u no dey chup the remaing people money? Thats where it stared stop shouting corruption as if is a new thing rubish people
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DeleteThis is a welcome developmnt
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