Kidnappers to face life imprisonment

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday in
Asaba signed the Delta Anti-Kidnapping Bill

into law, which provides life imprisonment
for kidnappers.
The governor also assented to three other
bills as passed by Delta House of Assembly
and presented by its Speaker, Mr Monday
Igbuya.
The other bills signed into law were the
State Security Trust Fund Amendment Law;
State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of
Mercy Law, and State Economic Council
Amendment Law, 2016.
Okowa in his brief remarks said that the
amended Anti-Kidnapping Law made
provisions for the demolition of kidnappers’
houses and properties, acquired with
proceeds from kidnapping.
He thanked the speaker and members of the
assembly for painstakingly delivering the
bills in good time.