The Senate, yesterday, passed a bill which upgraded the maximum sentence of life imprisonment to death penalty for manufacturers of hard drugs.
The legislation, titled: ‘National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 2024’ passed a third reading at the Senate , yesterday.
The bill was passed after the Senate considered the Report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, presented by Mongonu Tahir, the Senator representing Borno North. He argued that matters of life and death should not be treated hurriedly, but Barau said it was too late, as he failed to raise a point of division soon enough.Speaking to newsmen on the implication of the bill. Senator Tahir Munguno, chairman Senate Committee on Human Rights and Legal Matters, indicated that the import of the amendment of the NDLEA Act as passed by the Senate, prescribed the punishment of death sentence for people who engage in the manufacturing, and processing of hard drugs.
As the trial of embattled ex- governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile resumed before the Special Offences Court, three prosecution witnesses yesterday testified with bundle of documents tendered as exhibits. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, commissioned the Osun Drivers and Vehicle Testing Service in Osogbo, making a significant milestone in the state's transportation sector.
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