{"id":322164,"date":"2024-05-09T16:26:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=322164"},"modified":"2024-05-09T16:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:26:55","slug":"senate-approves-death-penalty-for-drug-traffickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/05\/09\/senate-approves-death-penalty-for-drug-traffickers\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate approves death penalty for drug traffickers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Senate on Thursday, May 9, approved the death penalty for those convicted on the 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