…Repeals 2022 electricity law
The Edo State House of Assembly has passed the Edo State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025, imposing the death penalty for convicted kidnappers.
The bill, which strengthens the provisions of the existing 2013 law, was considered clause by clause after a motion by Majority Leader Charity Aiguobarueghian, seconded by Minority Leader Henry Okaka.
Under the amended law, life imprisonment—previously the maximum penalty—has been replaced with a death sentence, alongside the confiscation of properties used in the commission of the crime.
In addition to the anti-kidnapping law, the Assembly also passed legislation repealing the Edo State Electricity Law 2022 and establishing the Edo State Electricity Market, Regulatory Commission, and Electrification Agency.
Meanwhile, the House confirmed Mrs. Kenny Kentimu Okojie as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency.
