Taraba Assembly embraces death penalty for rapists

Taraba Assembly on Wednesday passed the Violence and Discrimination against person prohibition Bill 2021 into law.

Taraba State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the Violence and Discrimination against person prohibition Bill 2021 into law. The new law proposes a death sentence to anyone who has carnal knowledge of a child and life imprisonment for transgenders respectively in the state. Sponsor of the

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