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Thursday 4 June 2015

Senate approves life sentence for rape,10 years for incest

The Senate has passed the sexual offences bill which now attracts life imprisonment for anybody found guilty of rape, child sex tourism or deliberate passage of HIV/AIDS to innocent citizens, and other sexual offences.

This was contained in the Sexual Offences Bill sponsored by Senator Chris Anyanwu, which was passed into law yesterday by the Senate.

The bill prescribes life imprisonment for gang rape, 10 years for incest, another 10 years imprisonment for child pornography or more and a fine of N2 million as well as 14 years jail term for sexual offences.


According to Vanguard,Sponsor of the bill and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Navy, Senator Anyanwu who represents Imo East, expressed happiness on the passage of the bill, which had been pending in the Senate since 2013.
“The new law also provides for effective witness protection programme to protect victims and witnesses in trial for sexual offences.
“It also provides for compulsory documentation, supervision of sexual offenders and medical treatment for victims, which is in line with the global trend and finally, and most importantly, it provides for adequate and stringent punish-ments to perpetrators.”
The new sexual offences law also criminalises people who deliberately lace drinks with drugs to sexually abuse victims, prostitution of persons with mental disabilities, among others.
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35 comments:

  1. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:11

    This is it...Justice served. Shout out to all my learned colleagues out there,to the perpetrators remember there is no ignorance in Law.

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    1. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:20

      Like seriously this news as made my day,regardless of any bumps ahead.

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    2. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:21

      Has*

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    3. BeeVee4 June 2015 at 07:39

      Isokay, u may cool down nw.

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  2. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:11

    MR EDDY said this heat wan kill person o.

    Super cool! I love it. @Eddreams u don hear BA?!
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    ^™THAT EDO BOY.COM~

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  3. Olusoji4 June 2015 at 07:15

    Way to to go. It must be enforced.

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  4. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:16

    Shoutout to dose who raped last 9t and didn't get caught for Karma is at work to get u this time. Buhari don start work ooo. Very soon una go hear say na 3 months sentence dem go serve u if u mess inside bus wey carry army official

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  5. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:19

    Am hapi 4 ds law oooo,Dts d only sensible law those senators passed rapist give ready 2 b served.

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  6. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:20

    Yeaaahhhhh... This is a welcome development!

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  7. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:21

    Very Impressed!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥
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    .NOTE: Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice. It Is Rain That Grows Flowers, Not Thunder..

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  8. Shekeleke4 June 2015 at 07:24

    Even with all this bill passed ...boys and men will do the worst....They said tobacco is dangerous to health yet boys still smoke...I pray the bill will be effective -Pst.Chekeleke

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    1. BeeVee4 June 2015 at 07:38

      They're still smuggling drugs 2 Indonesia abi...

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  9. BeeVee4 June 2015 at 07:37

    SVC u don hear am, n yo colleague EdDreams

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    1. SVC4 June 2015 at 09:29

      Lol.. Make Amadioha use your blood do swimming pool.. IT IS WELL

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  10. Unknown4 June 2015 at 07:46

    Yaaay

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  11. Olayemi4 June 2015 at 07:56

    Nice one

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  12. Desmond 2 d G4 June 2015 at 07:57

    We are going to see how far this can go...........let see if this will scare the perpetrators away

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  13. Unknown4 June 2015 at 08:01

    It's indeed a welcome development...nice one

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  14. Unknown4 June 2015 at 08:08

    Ogun de oo

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  15. Unknown4 June 2015 at 08:10

    Nice move by the senate.
    Nw i can sleep naked..lol

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    1. FACE OF MPN4 June 2015 at 11:33

      Hehehehe! Please do! I'll send SVC to you

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  16. Unknown4 June 2015 at 08:28

    If na death sentence they'll still do it and tell us stories that touch later, This is a welcome development.

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  17. nnukwunwanyi4 June 2015 at 08:37

    Finally, thumbs up

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  18. nnukwunwanyi4 June 2015 at 08:38

    Finally, thumbs up

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  19. Unknown4 June 2015 at 08:40

    Nice one!

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  20. Unknown4 June 2015 at 09:00

    Very good.
    If only they will put it up as ad in TV, Radio, Newspapers e.t.c. let the general public know and be enlightened. Because ignorance and lame excuses will not save the sorry asses of them perpetrators.

    God bless you senator Chris

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    1. Jeni_zee 4 June 2015 at 10:57

      You are right,there should be a TV and radio announcement so that the perpetrators would not feign ignorance

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    2. FACE OF MPN4 June 2015 at 11:36

      Zimama you said it all! I agree with you.

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  21. SVC4 June 2015 at 09:28

    Good news! IT IS WELL

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  22. Flakky Flakky4 June 2015 at 10:56

    Nice one

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  23. Steveosky 4 Real.4 June 2015 at 11:45

    Way to go..it's been long awaited!!!

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  24. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:02

    For once,a sensible bill has being passed.Very welcomed

    No shaking

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  25. HRH Jefixx��4 June 2015 at 18:12

    Greatest news ever,thumbs up to the law makers!

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