Reps Reject Castration as Punishment for Rape Case

By Chris Udochukwu

Abuja (Precise Post) – House of Representatives Thursday rejected an amendment prescribing castration as punishment for rape case in Nigeria.

The prayer was sponsored by Rep. James Faleke (APC-Lagos).

The House, during plenary, considered and approved a motion seeking severe penalties against worsening cases of rape in the country.

But a majority of lawmakers shot down the prayer, as Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila put it to a voice vote.

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