Last week, the DSS refused to release Sowore, the death penalty was proposed for hate speech, and an accused pastor’s supporters claimed vindication…
A bill seeking the establishment of an agency to check hate speech passed first reading at the Senate early last week. The National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill 2019, among other things seeks death by hanging for anyone found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person.
It also sought the establishment of an ‘Independent National Commission for Hate Speeches’, which shall enforce hate speech laws across the country, ensure the elimination of the menace and advise the federal government.
The punishment is outrageous when compared with other similar crimes, according to the bill’s critics on social media. It is even more befuddling that this is a country where terrorists are offered amnesty.
The bill has been described as…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
