Edo State Governor Signs Death Penalty Law For Kidnapping In The State

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has signed the Death Penalty Law for
kidnapping in the state.the Edo state kidnapping law, also stipulates that any avenue
used by abductors would be destroyed.
The governor was recently indecisive on
whether the death penalty should apply to
kidnappers who commit murder during the act and those who engage in the illicit
business.
The former NLC President Friday affirmed that the death penalty applies to all acts of
kidnapping whether it involved murder or not.
He called on youths to cease from the act as an excuse for unemployment, the governor
appealed to parents and guardians to be cautious of the activities of their wards as such
act would no longer be condoled.
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