Group hails Senate for approving death penalty for drug trafficking

MMWG, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, commended the Red Chamber for taking the courageous decision, adding that it was one of the best bills ever passed since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. While calling on the House of Representatives to do same for concurrence, Ibrahim pointed out that 'the insecurity problem facing Nigeria has its roots in drug addiction and other negative influences'.

He listed those countries as Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Saudi-Arabia, Iran, Thailand, United Arab Emirate, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, North-Korea, Philippines, Turkey, Costa-Rica and Columbia, among others.

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Senate okays death penalty for manufacturers of dangerous drugsTHE Senate has approved the death penalty as punishment for those involved in the manufacture, and processing of dangerous drugs as well as traffickers of hard drugs in the country.
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »

Senate okays death sentence for makers of illicit drugsThe Senate, yesterday, passed a bill which upgraded the maximum sentence of life imprisonment to death penalty for manufacturers of hard drugs.
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Senate okays death penalty for drug traffickersThe Nation Newspaper Senate okays death penalty for drug traffickers
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »

Senate Okays Death Penalty For Drug TraffickersThe Latest News from Nigeria and Around the World
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »

Senate passes bill prescribing death sentence for drug traffickersThe bill amended Section 11 of the NDLEA Act.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

Senate passes bill on death penalty for drug traffickersSenate passed the bill on death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. Senator Oshiomhole objected to the ruling, saying the “nays” had it
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »