BREAKING: Senate proposes life jail for kidnapping

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The Senate on Tuesday passed a Bill which recommended a life sentence for kidnapping as against existing ten years sentence stipulated in the Criminal Code, in the event of the conviction of the suspect.

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The Bill tagged, A Bill for an Act to Amend the Criminal Code Act Cap C. 38 also removed gender restrictions in the offence of rape.

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