A New Bill To Sentence Hate Speech Offenders By Hanging

Date of Occurrence

March 1, 2018
State/Country

Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Federal lawmakers initiate a new bill to sentence hate speech offenders to death by hanging.

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State/Country

Federal Capital Territory
Perpetrator

The Nigerian Senate
Legal Foundation

Section 4 and Section 39 of the 1999 constitution
Source

https://guardian.ng/news/hate-speech-offenders-to-die-by-hanging-in-senates-new-bill/

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Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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