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flag Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill making kidnapping a terrorism crime with mandatory death penalty, aiming to combat rising abductions.

flag Nigeria’s Senate has passed a bill in second reading that would reclassify kidnapping and hostage-taking as terrorism, making the death penalty mandatory for perpetrators, financiers, and supporters. flag The legislation, aimed at addressing escalating violence and insecurity, amends the Anti-Terrorism Act and now moves to multiple committees for review within two weeks. flag The bill, backed by all 108 senators, reflects a strong Senate consensus on treating kidnapping as a national security threat, especially after recent high-profile abductions with no arrests.

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