From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
Ondo State government has approved the death penalty as punishment for kidnappers in the state.
This is even as the state government reiterated its commitment to ensuring peace, infrastructure development, and grassroots governance across all parts of the state.
The state government made its decision known at the end of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa in Akure.
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Olukayode Ajulo, while addressing the media, said the Council discussed key security concerns and resolved to begin the process of repealing certain laws relating to kidnapping in the state.
Ajulo noted that kidnapping and cultism have become major threats to safety and public order, adding that strengthening relevant legal frameworks would help deter such crimes and improve the overall security landscape.
He disclosed that proposals would soon be transmitted to the House of Assembly for necessary legislative action, including sentencing convicted kidnappers to death.
Also speaking, Special Adviser to the Governor on Infrastructure, Lands, and Housing, Mr Abiola Olawoye, revealed that the Executive Council approved the construction of two major dual-carriageway road projects in the state.