Nigeria: Hate Speech Bill - Death Penalty Will Be Amended - Senator Abdullahi

25 November 2019

The death penalty aspect of the controversial bill, which seeks to criminalise hate speech in the country, will be amended, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said.

Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who is the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, said this yesterday.

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