The Niger State government has vowed jail term for any person that batters his or her spouse.
Extant punishment for the offence is a three-year jail term or a fine not exceeding N200,000 or both.
She emphasised that henceforth, any person guilty of battering would be liable to conviction to a term of three years imprisonment. The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Environment, has sought ways to end issues of pipeline vandalism, re-pollution, and oil theft in Ogoni. The Independent National Electoral Commission says a total of 269,992 new voters were registered in the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration in Edo and Ondo.
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