12 January 2009 :
the State House of Assembly in Abia, Nigeria, acted against the rising tide of kidnapping in the state by making it a capital crime. According to newspaper reports, the Assembly amended Law 2 of the state, which prescribed 10 years imprisonment, and replaced it with a stiffer penalty.It is now death penalty for anyone found guilty of kidnapping in the state.
(Sources: Nigerian Tribune, 09/01/2009)
