The Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025 into law and approved death sentence for offenders
The motion has early moved by the majority leader of the House, Charity Aiguobarueghian, to resolve into the committee of the whole to consider the bill clause-by-clause.
The motion was later seconded by the Minority Leader, Henry Okaka, the honourable 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 of Assembly also passed Electricity bill into law, which is Edo State Electricity Law 2022, which establish Edo State Electricity Market, Edo State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Edo Electrification Agency.
Meanwhile, the House also confirmed the chairman of the governing board of Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mrs Kenny Okojie.
(NAN)
