GOV. OSHIOMHOLE SIGNS DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPING IN EDO STATE

GovernorAdams Oshiomhole of Edo State, recently, signed the state's "Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2009" as amended by the Edo State House of Assembly into law.
The law prescribes death penalty on kidnappers in the state.
Appending his signature to the bill on...
Friday, the governor said, "as
reluctant as one would want to be in matters of life and death, I am
convinced that the overriding public interest now dictates that we
invoke the maximum penalty available in our law to all those involved
in the act of kidnapping.
Anyone sentenced and convicted, I will sign the death warrant.
"But criminals have a choice to abstain from criminality, kidnapping
and killing so that they in turn can live and enjoy the good things of
life," he added.
Governor Oshiomhole pointed out that those who argued that the problem
of kidnapping stems from unemployment should not simplify a very
complex issue, saying that kidnappers do not respect state, national
or international boundaries.
He assured the people of Edo State that everything was being done to
ensure that security agencies put in place comprehensive network that
would ensure effective policing of the security flash points across
the state.
"I am convinced that all of us in the three arms of government have a
responsibility to make laws and enforce those laws in a way that will
send signals to those involved in various acts of criminality, be they
kidnappers, murderers, rapists and whoever they may be, that security
agencies are now more than ever before, ready to ensure that Edo is
too hot for criminals to operate.
"I am aware from reports of those who have been arrested that the
overwhelming majority of these criminals are migrant criminals who
come from neighbouring states and sometimes from far away states to
perpetrate various crimes in Edo state and escaped back to their
states across the country," he said.