The state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa in a letter to the House appealed for reconsideration of Section 4, Sub-Section 1 of the Delta State Anti-Kidnapping Law, 2016 which was passed by the House, which made provision for death penalty for anybody convicted of kidnapping.
Mr. Okowa in his letter said:
“The Right Honourable Speaker and Honourable Members of the House are aware that death penalty is globally no longer fashionable as it breaches human right to life and torture, both of which are protected under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948. Besides, there is heightened campaign and overwhelming support for the abolition of death penalty globally,” said Mr. Okowa.
“Since the world is a global village, Delta State cannot be an exception, hence the passionate call to the House to reconsider the Section under reference and change the death sentence prescribed therein to life imprisonment.The amended law states:
“Any person who contravenes section (3) of this law commits an offence and shall on conviction be sentenced to life imprisonment without fine."
Hmmm
ReplyDeleteOk o, but it should be with hard labour
DeleteUhmmmm let them live and suffer ba. I concur,only if prison breaks and presidential pardon don't exist
ReplyDeleteGood for them.
ReplyDeleteIf dey think it would be better dat way den issokay. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteOkkk
ReplyDeletehmmmmm... some may be granted amnesty later
ReplyDeleteGood for them.
ReplyDeleteSays, Genevieve.
Nice one,capital punishment is just.......
ReplyDeleteStill not bad
ReplyDeleteThat's lenient enough, but hope they repent. Kidnapping is #Evil
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Goodman... Not that they didn't merit death sentence.. They merit and even more if daris something worster than death..... But let's jst be Christians and stop staining our hands with blood.... Jesus didn't preach that..... Adams oshomole is the only governor on this morden day that signed the excursion of for criminals in Edinburgh state.. Which was carried out last two years... . So hrtless.... And u can also see things like that in North..... Muslims won't hesitate in carrying out such punishment
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Sweetheart, how I wish I could do this privately, please cross check things like "worster"(worst) and "excursion"(execution) before publishing,..as trolls might turn your opinion to a joke.God bless you as you do that
DeleteThey one that they will be serving and later escape.
ReplyDeleteBad news
ReplyDeleteWHY WON'T THEY REDUCE IT WHEN SOME OF THE SPONSORS OF KIDNAPPERS ARE IN HIS CABINET and hOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,WHO IS FOOLING WHO IN APC GOVERNMENT OF IMBECILIC'S AND LIARS?
MR GOVERNO'S WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE FORMAL DEATH PENALTY THAN THIS RUBBISH OF DEATH SENTENCE EVEN THOU THEY ARE THE SAME VERY SOON NOW UNA GO BRING IT DOWN TO 5 YEARS IN PROPONENT SHAME TO U ALL.
#sad indeed
Bad news
ReplyDeleteWHY WON'T THEY REDUCE IT WHEN SOME OF THE SPONSORS OF KIDNAPPERS ARE IN HIS CABINET and hOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,WHO IS FOOLING WHO IN APC GOVERNMENT OF IMBECILIC'S AND LIARS?
MR GOVERNO'S WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE FORMAL DEATH PENALTY THAN THIS RUBBISH OF DEATH SENTENCE EVEN THOU THEY ARE THE SAME VERY SOON NOW UNA GO BRING IT DOWN TO 5 YEARS IN PROPONENT SHAME TO U ALL.
#sad indeed
a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Pls they should consider sticking to death penalty to avoid any room for piy pls.... Those touts are not worth living abeg...
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ReplyDeleteVERY WELL' I THINK DIS LL MAKE THEM STOP ALL DIS RUBBISH
ReplyDeletenice one'
The best news have read this week
ReplyDeleteVERY WELL' I THINK DIS LL MAKE THEM STOP ALL DIS RUBBISH
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Maka why?
ReplyDeletereduces really?
ReplyDelete-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Why ar dey reducing it? It has to be death
ReplyDeleteNice one.
ReplyDeleteLib addict#just passing#
Oya kidnappers start running to Delta state
ReplyDeleteWhat's the problem with this state house of Assembly. ...why change it from death penalty, nobody was was going to be killed. It was enacted to instil fear in would be kidnappers. Thumbs down for Delta HoS👎👎👎👎👎
ReplyDeleteWhy change it, are you encouraging them?
ReplyDeleteEva Da Diva...
they are right because the world is trying to abolish death sentence (corporal punishment) believing every wrong doers has the right to life and second chance to change and turn a new leaf.
ReplyDeleteIts a shame that a man that have been in politics for more than 16 years and have serve in various capacities in delta state will constitute so low to reduce the penalty of kidnappers from death to life in imprisonment, what is the difference between a murderer and a kidnapper?, security level of the state have move from green to amber,presently moving toward red,we should stop celebrating crime and treat every crime with just and equity......God bless the federal republic of Nigeria
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