A Legal Practitioner, Dr. Alex Izinyon (SAN), on
Sunday in Abuja said the enforcement of capital punishment in Nigeria would
greatly reduce crime rate in the country.
According to him, in countries like Malaysia,
China and Singapore where capital punishment is in place, the level of crime is
very low.
Izinyon, who spoke with journalists during the
consecration of Pastor Micheal Akpami as the Bishop of Global Revival Gospel
Ministries, added that the judiciary should ensure that there was fair
treatment and justice in the matter.
He said, “We must have capital punishment in
Nigeria; even in the United States of America, capital punishment exists. So
why can’t we have capital punishment in Nigeria? Although there may be people
who could be executed innocently, that would be unfortunate.
“But that means the fault lies in the machinery
of justice to ensure that there is adequate fair treatment in the matter. That
would ensure that innocent people are not executed. As far as I am concerned, I
advocate capital punishment in Nigeria, not necessarily for corruption but for
other offences like murder.”
The newly consecrated Bishop, Michael Akpami,
stated that asides capital punishment, fervent prayers would go a long way to
sanitise the country of criminality and all other forms of vices.
Punch
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