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| Remi Tinubu, A federal law maker |
Today Tuesday, the senate
raised the punishment for anyone found guilty on the offence of kidnapping from
10 years to life imprisonment.
Also, members of the
senate deleted
the statute of limitation on defilement as well removed gender restrictions on
the offences of rape.
These resolutions of the Senate followed the
third reading and passage of “A bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act
CAP. C.38, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004
The Bill sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu
(Lagos Central), seeks to delete the statute of limitation on defilement,
increase punishment for the offence of kidnapping, and remove gender
restrictions in the offence of rape and other related matters.
The Bill also eliminated the present time frame
for reporting and prosecuting defilement cases in the country.
It also removed gender restrictions on the
offence of rape by explaining that both male and female could be raped.
If the Bill becomes law, defilement cases can be
actionable at any time.
