Nigerian Senate Wants Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers As It Tries To Cope With A Growing Substance Abuse Crisis

Nigerian Senate Wants Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers As It Tries To Cope With A Growing Substance Abuse Crisis

Camillus Eboh & Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, Reuters

11 May 2024 at 06:00:00

Nigeria has in recent years gone from being a transit point for illegal drugs to a full-blown producer, consumer and distributor. Now the authorities are upping the stakes with the country’s Senate proposing the death penalty as part of their arsenal in the West African 'War Against Drugs'.

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Nigerian Senate Wants Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers As It Tries To Cope With A Growing Substance Abuse Crisis

Camillus Eboh & Elisha Bala-Gbogbo, Reuters

Nigeria has in recent years gone from being a transit point for illegal drugs to a full-blown producer, consumer and distributor. Now the authorities are upping the stakes with the country’s Senate proposing the death penalty as part of their arsenal in the West African 'War Against Drugs'.

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