Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday signed into law the state Penal Code 2020 which recommends stiff penalties including castration for those who rape children in the state upon conviction. According to a statement on the Twitter handle of the governor @GovKaduna, any male found to have raped a child will henceforth be castrated while female convicts will undergo “bilateral salpingectomy.”According to the statement: Malam Nasir @elrufai has signed the Kaduna State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020 which provides stiff penalties upon conviction for the rape of a child, including surgical castration for male convicts and bilateral salpingectomy for female convicts.”Details later……Buhari, Trailblazer In Modular Refinery Delivery ― Lai MohammedThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said while previous administrations talked about modular refineries, only President…Palliative: FG Distributes Food Items To 80,405 Households In SokotoThe Federal Government has begun the distribution of 3,659.7 metric tonnes of grains to 80,405 households in Sokoto State…PHOTO NEWS: Protest Over Hike In Price Of Petrol, Electricity Tariff Ongoing In Yaba, LagosA peaceful protest by members of the Joint Action Front against the hike in Petrol and Electricity by the federal government…NIGERIAN TRIBUNEBuhari, Trailblazer In Modular Refinery Delivery ― Lai MohammedThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, said while previous administrations talked about modular refineries, only President…penal code recommending castrationPalliative: FG Distributes Food Items To 80,405 Households In SokotoThe Federal Government has begun the distribution of 3,659.7 metric tonnes of grains to 80,405 households in Sokoto State…penal code recommending castrationPHOTO NEWS: Protest Over Hike In Price Of Petrol, Electricity Tariff Ongoing In Yaba, LagosA peaceful protest by members of the Joint Action Front against the hike in Petrol and Electricity by the federal government…penal code recommending castrationNIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune September 16, 2020 19:55 UTC