Kaduna Assembly approves castration as punishment for rapists

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. This follows the passage of a bill to amend the Kaduna state penal court law, 2017, by the lawmakers. The assembly, which announced the development via its Twitter handle yesterday, said the bill was passed into law on Wednesday. “The Bill Recommend total Castration for Rapist in the State,” the assembly tweeted. TheCable observed that the tweet was deleted shortly after it was posted but the majority leader of the assembly also tweeted about…

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