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The Senate yesterday amended the Criminal Code Act, reviewing upward the earlier 10-year jail term for kidnappers to life imprisonment. The move was a sequel to the adoption of the report of the Opeyemi Bamidele-led Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
The bill also expunged gender restrictions on the issue of rape, recognising that males could be victims too. The piece of legislation, which is awaiting the concurrence of the House of Representatives, held that there would no longer be timeframe for the prosecution of cases involving sexual abuse.
The proposed law titled, “A bill for an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act CAP C.38 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004”, was sponsored by Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
Presenting the report, Bamidele had informed the upper legislative chamber that Nigerians, during the public hearing, expressed shades of opinion on the propositions.
He said: “The…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
