The Eselu of Iselu, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has slammed the Senate over a bill seeking to criminalise ransom payment to kidnappers.
He asked the Nigerian government to secure the release of Leah Sharibu and others in kidnappers’ den before taking such steps.
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The Senate had passed for second reading, a bill seeking 15-year jail term for anyone caught paying ransom to kidnappers.
Oba Akinyemi, in a letter to the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said he is opposed to the bill that is now being debated upon in the Senate.
He described the proposed legal framework as a misplaced priority, needless, and unpopular.
