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Nigeria: Senate proposes death penalty for drug trafficking
Nigeria's Senate proposed significantly toughening penalties for drug trafficking, making the death penalty the new maximum sentence through a law amendment.The amendment, which is not yet law, replaces life imprisonment, which was previously the harshest punishment.
Source: Reuters (09/05/2024)