Politics Lawmakers back death sentence for financial crimes -The Nation

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SOME senators and House of Representatives members have supported the death sentence or stiffer punishment for financial crimes.

They said the capital punishment option was worth considering because countries like China and Singapore, which adopted the law, have corruption rate reduced the lowest level.

The lawmakers said the Nigerian law encouraged corruption by sentencing corrupt public officials to just six months’ imprisonment after they would have stolen billions of naira.

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