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Justin Tyopuusu, Jalingo
A bill with stiffer penalties for perpetrators of domestic violence has passed through the first reading at the Taraba State House of Assembly.
Speaker of the House, Joseph Kunini, who sponsored the bill disclosed this when he hosted journalists in Jalingo.
The bill when passed into law, according to the Speaker will help reduce incidences of domestic and political violence in the state as offenders will face sanctions of up to 14 years in prison without an option of fine.
Kunini noted that the heinous crimes against vulnerable individuals in the society was becoming increasingly worrisome and assuming an alarming dimension.