FG DEFENDS NIGERIA–ETHIOPIA PRISONER TRANSFER DEAL, SAYS ONLY 98 INMATES COVERED NOT 136.(PHOTO).

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FG Defends Nigeria–Ethiopia Prisoner Transfer Deal, Says Only 98 Inmates Covered Not 136 The Federal Government has defended its recent agreement with Ethiopia on the transfer of sentenced persons, explaining that the arrangement is intended to allow Nigerian inmates serving jail terms in the East African country to complete their sentences in Nigeria under more humane conditions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said the agreement is consistent with President Bola Tinubu’s citizen diplomacy policy, which prioritises the welfare of Nigerians abroad as a core element of the administration’s foreign policy. Odumegwu-Ojukwu also dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that 136 Nigerians were imprisoned in Ethiopia, describing the figures and alleged offences as false and misleading. She clarified that only 98 Nigerian prisoners in Ethiopian maximum-security facilities are covered under the transfer agreement. According to her, negotiations for the de...

GOV. HOPE UZODIMMA ASSENTS TO VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ACT.[PHOTOS].#PRESS RELEASE.

GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA ASSENTS TO VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS (PROHIBITION) ACT


His Excellency, the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has signed into law the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act VAPP today in the presence of Her Excellency, Barr (Mrs) Chioma Uzodimma who has championed the enactment of this very law in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in our society.


This Act which is an improvement on the penal and criminal code in relation to violence, seek to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit all forms of violence including physical, sexual, psychological, domestic, harmful traditional practices, discrimination against persons and to provide maximum protection and effect remedies for victims and punishment for offenders.


Having been assented to by the Executive Governor of Imo State the bill, now an Act, becomes a Law of Imo State and as such, enforceable on offenders. This milestone achievement advocated by the First Lady of Imo State through the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Vulnerable Groups, would tackle and eliminate to the bearest minimum all sorts of violence against humanity.

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