The People’s National Convention (PNC) urges government to resuscitate the death penalty punishment which has been in the country’s laws but not functional.
The group says the law should be applied on ritual murderers.
“The PNC believes that the only way to stop these ritual murders is for the government to revive the Death Penalty punishment which is still in our books to save women and children and also deter others from following the same path,” the party said in a statement on Sunday, September 25.
“Ritual murderers staying in condemn prison would only end up causing financial loss to the country,” the statement signed by General Secretary Janet Asana Nabla said.
“It is time we consider registering all persons who claim they are ‘traditional doctors’ with powers to heal or ease people’s difficulties be it financial or spiritual. By so doing, their activities could be monitored.”
This comes after several cases of ritual murder have been recorded in the country with the recent one being in Mankessim, where a nursing student was buried by a chief and a pastor in a room.
The PNC added that government must order the National communications Authority (NCA) to ban all TV programmes that advertise ritual money.
“Generally, television programs that contain scenes that seek to encourage ritual killings must be banned from showing on national television e.g Kumawood and Nollywood movies.”
