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Nigerian State Signs Death Penalty Law On Kidnapping

Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has signed into law a bill prescribing the death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state.

Nigeria: Kidnappers to Get Death Penalty

Leadership, 20 October 2013

The signing into law of the amended Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2009 by the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, must not have been a pleasant decision for the former… Read more »

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Nigeria: Death Penalty for Kidnappers - Ex-Lawmaker Backs Oshiomhole

Leadership, 19 October 2013

A former member of the National Assembly, Mr Ehiogie West-Idahosa, on Saturday lauded Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, for making kidnapping a capital offence in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnappers to Face Death Penalty in Edo - Oshiomhole

Leadership, 19 October 2013

Disturbed by the spate of kidnappings in Edo State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday signed the Kidnapping Prohibition Law as amended into law. It prescribed the death penalty… Read more »
Nigeria: Oshiomhole Signs New Law Imposing Death Penalty for Kidnappers in Edo

Premium Times, 18 October 2013

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday signed into law a bill prescribing the death penalty for convicted kidnappers in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Oshiomhole Signs Death Penalty Law On Kidnapping

This Day, 19 October 2013

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, signed the states Kidnapping Prohibition Law as amended, which prescribes the death penalty for kidnappers. Speaking while… Read more »

Nigerian President Asked to Abolish Death Penalty

The Gambia-based African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has requested President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind his directive to begin executing prisoners on death row across ... Read more »
- Nigeria: African Commission Asks Jonathan to Rescind Directive On Execution of Prisoners On Death Row
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Nigeria's Legal Minds Rally for End to Death Penalty

Eminent Professors of law under the auspices of the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies are urging the National Assembly to commence the processes of repealing the death ... Read more »
- Nigeria: Law Dons Advocate Abolishment of Death Penalty
- Nigeria: Lawyers Want National Assembly to Abrogate Death Penalty