SENATE APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS. (PHOTO).

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 Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers The Senate has approved the death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country. The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters presented the report during plenary, Sen.Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North). The bill, which passed its third reading, aims to update the list of dangerous drugs, strengthen the operations of the NDLEA, review penalties, and empower the establishment of laboratories. Section 11 of the current Act prescribes that “any person who, without lawful authority; imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly

FRSC IN IMO STATE,CONVICTED 35 PEOPLE OVER THE WEEKEND FOR VIOLATING TRAFFIC.

                           Over the weekend at least 35 persons were convicted for violating traffic regulations by a mobile court set up by the Federal Road Safety Corps {FRSC} in Ngor-Okpala,Imo State.The motorists,who were brought before the mobile court presided over by Magistrate Akunna Opara of the Imo State Judiciary,were convicted for driver licence violation,number plate violation,over speeding and loading,among other traffic offences.The Unit Commander,Augustine Kalu said that in line with FRSC 2016 corporate and strategic goals of reducing road traffic crashes by 15%,the command decided to prosecute traffic offenders to serve as deterrent to others.He said the corps had started the inspection of fleet operator's terminals under the Road Transport Safety Standardization Scheme {RTSSS}.One photo below.                                                                                                              

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