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Senate proposes stiffer penalty for perpetrators of child rape

Worried by the incessant cases of child rape across the country, Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday moved to frame laws that would make perpetrators face capital punishment.

Reacting, Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial district, Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday said those indulging in child abuse deserve death penalty. Corroborating, Senator Sabi Abdulahi representing Niger North argued that the Senate must intervene by putting stiffer penalties for perpetrators. “Judges have too much discretion. Even governors too have prerogative of mercy where they visit prison yards and set inmates free. ”

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