House Of Reps Approves Life Imprisonment For Kidnappers

The House of Representatives Wednesday approved life imprisonment sentence for perpetrators of the crime by pushing an anti-kidnapping bill through the crucial second reading.
The House unanimously voted for the passage of the bill following favourable contributions on the document.
All the lawmakers that spoke were in support of the bill and condemned the act of kidnapping, commending sponsors of the bill saying, it was long overdue in view of the worsening security challenge across the length and breadth of the country.
The legislation titled a “bill for an act to prohibit kidnapping, hostage taking, prescribe punishment for its contravention and other related matters relating thereto”, is being sponsored by Hon. Friday Itulah (PDP, Edo), Hon. Samson Osagie (ACN, Edo) and Hon. Dickson Henry Seriake (PDP, Bayelsa). With the passage of second reading, it will now be rechristened kidnapping and hostage taking (prohibition) bill, 2011.