The Senate has passed a resolution classifying kidnapping as an act of terrorism, stipulating that an amendment to the Terrorism Act be made to impose the maximum penalty of death.
The resolution was made during plenary on Wednesday.
Under the new law, according to the upper legislative arm, once a kidnapping conviction is established, the death penalty must be applied.
The resolution comes amid a new wave of abductions by terrorists in parts of the country.
Last Monday, suspected Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga in Danko Local Government Area of Kebbi State and abducted 25 students.
Barely a day later, Gunmen attacked a worship centre in Eruku Kwara State and abducted 38 worshippers, In the same week, suspected terrorists on motorbikes attacked a private Catholic school in Niger state and took away over 300 children and staff of the school.
