By Emma Amaize

ASABA—DELTA State House of Assembly will today consider a bill for a law stipulating death penalty for kidnappers and terrorists in the state.

The bill had earlier been passed on to the Committees on Peace and Security, Ethics and Privileges, Rules and Business, Legal and Judicial Matters, for consideration.

Last week, Chairman of Peace and Security Committee, Benjamin Okiemute, representing Isoko South constituency, told the House that after considering the facts of the matter, the committees recommended that the bill be passed, but with some amendments.

The Majority Leader, Monday Igbuya, moved a motion, urging the House to receive the bill for further consideration, after which the speaker, Victor Ochei, slated it for definite consideration by the committee of the whole on Wednesday, November 7, which is today.

People of the state, who are practically living at the mercy of kidnappers, are waiting to see what their lawmakers did with the bill, particularly after the first bill they passed, stipulating death sentence, was not signed by the governor and they failed to veto him within the stipulated period.

The modified bill is seen as an attempt by the lawmakers to correct their mistake of not vetoing the governor the first time the bill was passed.