The Edo House of Assembly has passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025 and approved the death sentence for offenders.
The House Majority Leader, Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian, on Tuesday moved the motion for the house to dissolve into the Committee of the Whole to consider the Bill clause-by-clause.
The motion was seconded by the Minority Leader, Henry Okaka, member representing Owan East.
Considering the bill clause-by-clause, the lawmakers amended the existing law of 2013, which had provided life imprisonment and confiscation of property allegedly used for kidnapping.
The lawmakers, however, amended the law to provide a stiffer penalty of the death sentence and confiscation of property used in the act.
Also, the House passed a bill for a law to repeal the Edo State Electricity Law 2022, establish the Edo State Electricity Market, Edo State Electricity Regulatory Commission, and Edo Electrification Agency.
Meanwhile, the House has confirmed Mrs Kenny Kentimu Okojie as the chairman of the governing board of the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.
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