Senate passes bill seeking to impose death penalty on drug traffickers

Thereafter, Adams Oshiomhole, a senator representing Edo
north, said the senate should be careful with any law that deals with life.

“Anything that deals with life, we should be careful,”
Oshiomhole said.

Responding, Jibrin said Oshiomhole should have called for a
divide.

“I’m sorry my former national chairman… you should have
called for a divide, it is your right, but we have passed it,” the deputy
senate president said.

Also, Akpan Ekong, senator representing Akwa Ibom south,
tried to come under “personal explanation” to disapprove of the provision, but
Jibrin ruled him out of order.

The bill, which originated from the house of representatives,
will be sent to the president for assent if there are no differences between
the two chambers of the national assembly.

If there are differences, the two chambers will set up a
conference committee to harmonise the grey areas before it is sent for assent.

In recent times, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
(NDLEA) has been making substantial seizures of substances ranging from
cannabis to opioids from suspected traffickers.