The Kano State House of Assembly
has approved the amendment to the Kano State Rape Prohibition Bill 2014.
NAN reports that by the
amendment, victims of rape would now be paid compensation for the indignity
they suffered in the hands of their attackers.
NAN also reports that the
original bill was passed to law on June 24, 2014 by members of the assembly.
The Majority Leader of the
Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Alhassan, said that the inclusion of compensation to
the victims, which was not in the original law, was to ensure that the victims
were also treated fairly.
He said that the amendment
stipulated that any person found guilty of rape should be punished with life
imprisonment or for any lesser term not below 14 years.
In addition, the culprit shall
also be liable to a fine of N200, 000.
NAN recalled that the law also
stipulates that whoever had intercourse against the order of nature with any
man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of 14 years
and shall also be liable to a fine of N50, 000.
SOURCE: PM News
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