The House of Assembly of Kaduna State on Friday approved a bill of castration as punishment for anybody convicted for rape in the state.
This development is coming after an amendment of the State Penal Code (No.5), law of 2017 which stipulates stiffer penalties for rapists in the state as part of the effort to protect women and children against any form of gender violence.
“Anyone convicted of rape will have his organ surgically removed so that even upon completion of his jail term, will not be able to commit the crime again,” the spokesman of the House, Musa Ahmed told journalists
The spokesman said in addition to the castration of the convicted rapist, the new law entails 21 years imprisonment for the rape of an adult and life imprisonment for the rape of a minor
Also confirming the development was The State Speaker, Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani via his Twitter handle, Mr Zailani Wrote:
“Earlier yesterday the 9th of September, 2020, a bill to amend the Kaduna State Penal Code Law No.5 of 2017 has been passed into Law by @Kadlegislature
“The Bill Recommend total Castration & Bilateral Salpingectomy for Rapist in the State”
“We must #EndRapeNow , God’s willing.”
Earlier yesterday the 9th of September, 2020, a bill to amend the Kaduna State Penal Code Law No.5 of 2017 has been passed into Law by @Kadlegislature
"The Bill Recommend total Castration & Bilateral Salpingectomy for Rapist in the State"
We must #EndRapeNow , God’s willing.
— Rt. Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani (@SpeakerZailani) September 10, 2020
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