[BREAKING NEWS] Governor Of Yobe State Hon. Mai Mala Buni Task Community Leaders To Be Vigilant on Rape Cases - ARJALISTIC

Governor Buni Task Community Leaders To Be Vigilant On Rape Cases.

Yobe state Governor Hon. Mai Mala Buni has tasked community leaders in the state to be extra vigilant and report any case of rape in their domains to the appropriate authorities.

The governor said government will fully apply the state laws on rape which stipulates life imprisonment for rape cases involving minors and where the victim is an adult, the culprit shall be jailed upto a term of twenty-five years.

Governor Buni charged the police and judiciary to conduct adequate investigations and expedite action on the judicial process and procedures.

The Governor warned that government will not tolerate any abuse deliberately caused by reckless persons who have no control over themselves. "The full wrath of the law will be applied on anyone who is proven to have committed rape in the state" he warned.

The state law against rape, kidnapping and unnatural offences which was signed in 2018 provides life imprisonment for rape against minors and up to 25 years imprisonment for raping adults.

The law also stated that whoever commits the offence of kidnapping shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment of not less than fourteen (14) years.

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