Nigeria's New Hate Speech Bill May See Death Penalty Applied

The Senate has reintroduced a bill that seeks to penalise persons found guilty of hate speech. The bill prescribes death by hanging for any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another. Lawmakers and activists have condemned attempts to make hate speech a capital offence and urged the National Assembly to tread carefully on the issue.

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