The
action governor of Lagos State, has signed into law a bill recently
passed by the state house of assembly which stipulates a death penalty
for a particular crime in the state
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed into law
the anti-kidnapping bill recently passed by the State House of
Assembly, with a pledge to ensure its full implementation to eradicate
kidnapping once and for all in the State.
The Prohibition of the Act of Kidnapping Law imposes a penalty of
life imprisonment on kidnapping for ransom. The law also stipulates that
where a victim dies in the course of kidnap, the suspect is liable on
conviction to death.
Speaking at the signing ceremony held at Lagos House in Ikeja,
Governor Ambode said the spate of kidnapping in the State had gotten to a
level that required decisive action from government, hence the need for
the enactment of the law to send serious message to perpetrators of
such heinous crime.
He said aside the enactment of the law, the State Government was
also putting in place appropriate measures particularly in the schools
and other vulnerable targets to prevent kidnapping and other security
breaches.
The Governor said: “Security is of utmost importance to our
administration and we are confident that this law will serve as a
deterrent to anybody who may desire to engage in this wicked act within
the boundaries of Lagos.
“Why we use this law to address the challenge and punish the
criminals, we are also putting in place appropriate measures
particularly in our schools and other vulnerable targets to prevent
security breaches and it is important that we ensure that everything we
do in respect of this anti-kidnapping law is in good faith and good
spirit to eradicate the issue of kidnapping once and for all in the
State.”
Governor Ambode assured that the justice system would be activated
to execute the anti-kidnapping law to the letter to ensure that any
criminal caught is subjected to the full wrath of the law.
Source: AkinwunmiAmbode.com
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