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

FANI KAYODE,NNENADI USMAN & OTHERS ARRAIGNMENT FAILS TO HOLD TODAY,EVEN WHEN THEY APPEARED IN COURT.{PHOTOS}.

             The arraignment of Nnenadi Ester Usman,a former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance PDP presidential Campaign Organisation in the last general elections along with Femi Fani-Kayode also a former Minister and Director Media/Publicity of the PDP presidential Campaign Organization,Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited by the EFCC at the Federal High Court,Ikoyi,Lagos could not hold today,June 21,2016,due to the absence of the presiding judge,Justice M.S Hassan who was said to be attending a workshop this week.The accused persons were scheduled to be arraigned on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy,stealing,corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law.The Commission's charge is in relation to about N4.9 billion Naira belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria,but stolen and illegally disbursed for political and personal uses.The defendants who were present in court were later taken back to EFCC custody when it was clear that the court would not sit.However,the court registrar told anxious parties that a new date will be communicated to the counsels.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                               

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