BY OSABUOHIEN VIVIAN ROSE
The Edo State House of Assembly Tuesday has passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025. It approved death sentence for offenders.
The bill titled: “A Bill for a Law to Amend the Kidnapping Prohibition Law, 2013 and for Other Purpose Connected”, was presented by the House of Assembly Majority Leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, who had earlier on moved the motion for the house to resolve 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.
During the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, the lawmakers amended the existing law 2013, which had provided for life imprisonment and confiscation of property allegedly used for kidnapping.
The lawmakers, however, amended the law to provide stiffer penalty of 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 Edo State Electricity Market, Edo State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Edo Electrification Agency.
Meanwhile, the House also confirmed Mrs Kenny Okojie, a pharmacist, as the Chairman, Governing Board of the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.
