Governor Oshiomhole Signs Death Penalty Law For Any Kidnapper Caught In Edo State

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has signed into law, the bill which prescribes death penalty to kidnappers.
The law which is an amendment of the Edo state kidnapping law also prescribes that any premises used by kidnappers will be demolished.

Governor Oshiomhole has recently been in a dilemma on whether the death penalty should apply to kidnappers who commit murder during the act and those who do not. But today, he declared that the death penalty applies to all acts of kidnapping whether it involved murder or not, while calling on youths to desist from the criminality as an excuse for unemployment.

Some of the suspects paraded by the Police in Edo state earlier this week may face the death penalty if found guilty of the crime courtesy of the Bill just signed into law by the governor.