Nigerian govt opposes lawmakers’ move to prescribe death penalty for kidnappers

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Source: premiumtimesng.com
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi.

AGF Lateef Fagbemi argued at a Senate public hearing that capital punishment could create safe havens for terrorism suspects abroad, fuel extremist martyrdom narratives, and leave no room for correcting judicial errors..

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