A bill for the prohibition of
violence against persons has been passed into law by Jigawa house of assembly
members.
Speaker of the House, Hon. Idris
Garba Jahun said passage of the bill into law followed the adoption of the
report of the House Standing Committee on Judiciary chaired by the member
representing Hadejia constituency, Hon. Abubakar Jallo.
The bill which had fifty-seven
recommendations from the committee before it was signed into law, is in line
with Islamic and societal norms as well as operating justice system and procedure.
The new law stated that anyone
convicted for rape will bag a life imprisonment alongside those who helped in
committing the offence. Victims of rape are to receive a compensation of not
less than N500,000.
It also prescribes death sentence
for kidnappers and also for rapists who infected their victims with HIV. It
adds;
“The case of kidnapping is death
penalty, while a rape case is life imprisonment and if the victim is infected
with HIV Aids, then the culprit will receive a death penalty.
“Anybody who attempts to commit
rape shall upon conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less
than 14 years and without the option of fine.
“Also, under the law, the use of
vulgar language and nude pictures by traditional medicine sellers is prohibited
and punishable.
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