A bill for the prohibition of violence against persons has been passed into law by Jigawa house of assembly members.
Speaker of
the House, Hon. Idris Garba Jahun said passage of the bill into law followed
the adoption of the report of the House Standing Committee on Judiciary chaired
by the member representing Hadejia constituency, Hon. Abubakar Jallo.
The bill
which had fifty-seven recommendations from the committee before it was signed
into law, is in line with Islamic and societal norms as well as operating
justice system and procedure.
The new law
stated that anyone convicted for rape will bag a life imprisonment alongside
those who helped in committing the offence. Victims of rape are to receive a
compensation of not less than N500,000.
It also
prescribes death sentence for kidnappers and also for rapists who infected
their victims with HIV. It adds;
“The case of
kidnapping is death penalty, while a rape case is life imprisonment and if the
victim is infected with HIV Aids, then the culprit will receive a death
penalty.
“Anybody who
attempts to commit rape shall upon conviction be punished with imprisonment for
a term of not less than 14 years and without the option of fine.
“Also, under
the law, the use of vulgar language and nude pictures by traditional medicine
sellers is prohibited and punishable.”
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