The assembly in its deliberations on Tuesday also
prescribed a death sentence if a life is lost during
the “forceful takeover of land with the use of any
fire arms, offensive weapon, obnoxious or chemical
materials.”

The passage of the bill follows the presentation of
the report of special joint committees on Lands
and Housing as well as Justice, Ethics and Public
Petitions.

The Deputy Speaker and sponsor of the bill,
Honourable Olakunle Oluomo moved a motion for
the adoption for the report of the committee. It
motion was seconded by Honourable Adebiyi
Adeleye and supported by the whole house.

The bill equally spelt out a N5m fine or 10 years
imprisonment or both for anyone found guilty of
contracting an agent for the purpose of forceful
takeover of any land in the state.
Kidnappings, Abductions, Robberies
The new bill also spells out punishment for
robbery.

According to it, ”any person who commits the
offence of robbery shall upon trial and conviction
under this law be liable to a sentence of
imprisonment of a term not less than twenty-one
years, while conviction for armed
robbery attracts death sentence.

The bill which also provides that in case of
kidnappings, abductions, violent rituals resulting in
death or bodily harm, forcible detention and related
offence “where the person kidnapped, restrained
detained, kept, abducted or seized dies in the
course, the offender shall be liable on conviction to
such punishment as provided for the offence
of murder under Section 319 (1) Criminal Code
Law of Ogun State, 2006 or such other law for the
time being in force.”

The bill added that where “the person does no die
in the course,
the offender shall be liable on conviction to
punishment for life imprisonment with hard labour
and without an option of fine”.
The Speaker of the House, Suraju Adekunbi
ordered that a clean copy of the bill be sent to the
State governor Ibikunle Amosun for his assent.

www.channelstv.com/2016/10/12/ogun-state-proposes-25-year-jail-term-for-land-grabbers/

Yea that's scary enough, what about the pen robbers?

Congratulations to Ogun State peeps & residents. Now, the implementation is the 'question'. Fingers crossed!

SOME LEADERS ARE ROBBERS. WHAT WILL NOW HAPPEN TO THEM IF FOUND GUILTY?

This law should be implemented nation wide. The spate of armed robbery, kidnapping, ritual killing in Nigeria is alarming. Looters of public fund should also be made to face the death penalty.