In order to curb insecurity in Ondo State, the state government has approved death sentences for those convicted of kidnapping.
This was made known by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Kayode Ajulo, while speaking on behalf of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Saturday, after the monthly State Executive Council meeting, stating that kidnappers will be sentenced to death after proper conviction.
Ajulo emphasised that the move was part of efforts to strengthen security and ensure the safety of residents across the state, adding that the state has recently battled incessant cases of kidnapping, with most of the victims killed and huge ransoms paid by the victims’ families.
The state’s Attorney-General also buttressed on the point that kidnapping and cultism have become major threats to safety and public order, while he also maintained that strengthening relevant legal frameworks would help deter such crimes and improve the overall security landscape.
Meanwhile, state’s chief legal officer further stressed that proposals would soon be sent to the House of Assembly for necessary legislative action, including sentencing convicted kidnappers to death.
