18/03/2016

Kidnap in Oyo State , risk life in jail


The Oyo State House of Assembly has come up with life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of kidnapping in any part of the state.
It passed the bill criminalizing the act and stipulating the tough punishment for kidnappers on Tuesday.
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The bill entitled “Oyo State Kidnapping Prohibition Bill 2016” was presented by the House Chairman on Judiciary and Justice, Hon Solomon Akande, at the plenary on Tuesday, which was presided over by the Speaker, Hon. Michael Adeyemo.
The bill stipulates that anybody convicted of kidnapping will be punished with life imprisonment while aiding and abetting kidnapping attract 20 years imprisonment. For anyone that harbours kidnapped person or provides instrument for kidnapping, they face 10 years imprisonment.
In the same vein, the bill stipulates seven years imprisonment for anyone that lies to have been kidnapped.
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Speaking on the bill, Speaker, Hon. Adeyemo, told NEWSPEAKONLINE that the offence is criminal in nature. He added that the law became pertinent because it has been observed that kidnappers were shifting to the state to escape tough punishments in the states where similar laws have been passed.
Adeyemo vowed that the Eight Assembly would use the instrument of lawmaking to rid the state of criminal activities and support Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s efforts to reposition the state for improved standards of living and economic prosperity.

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