by James Sambo

Rape victims in Kano will now be compensated for the indignity they suffered in the hands of their attacker, following the amendment to the Kano State Rape Prohibition Bill 2014,which was approved by the Kano State House of Assembly yesterday.

The Majority Leader of the Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Alhassan, said that the inclusion of compensation to the victims, which was not in the original law, was to ensure that the victims were also treated fairly.

The new amendment stipulates that any person found guilty of rape should be punished with life imprisonment or for any lesser term not below 14 years.

In addition, the culprit shall also be liable to a fine of N200,000.

The law also stipulates that whoever had intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of 14 years and shall also be liable to a fine of N50,000.

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