Otti Signs Laws Toughening Penalties for Cultism, Rape, Kidnapping

Otti signs laws toughening penalties for cultism, rape, kidnapping

By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, on Monday signed four laws strengthening legal provisions against cultism, rape, sexual assault, kidnapping, child exploitation and vandalism of public infrastructure. The new legislation also provides for a sex offenders’ register, addresses offences involving electronic records and digital assets, and introduces restorative justice mechanisms […]

Otti signs four new laws, overhauls Abia criminal justice system

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has signed four new bills into law, including three aimed at reforming the state’s criminal justice system.

Otti Signs Laws Against Cultism, Kidnapping, Sexual Violence

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has signed four laws aimed at strengthening the criminal justice system, improving public safety and enhancing governance in the state. The laws, passed by the 8th Abia State House of Assembly, are the Abia State University Amendment No. 2 Law No. 4 of 2026; Abia State Administration of Criminal […] Otti Signs Laws Against Cultism, Kidnapping, Sexual Violence is first published on The Whistler Newspaper

Otti Signs New Laws to Tackle Cultism, Kidnapping, Sexual Violence in Abia — Akelicious

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has signed three major criminal justice reform laws aimed at tackling cultism, kidnapping, sexual violence and other offences, while also approving an amendment to the law governing Abia State University (ABSU). The four bills, signed at the Government House in Umuahia on Monday, include the Abia State University Amendment Law […]