The Senate on Tuesday handed for second studying, the modification to the Extradition Act, 2004.
In his lead debate, the Senate Chief, Opeyemi Bamidele Opeyemi, defined that the modification focused Part 2 (1) and Part 7(4) of the Act.
He defined that in Part 2, the “Act is amended to permit Nigeria to accede to extradition requests from nations with which Nigeria has signed an extradition treaty – versus solely Commonwealth nations, as is the case at present.
“The current place of the Act applies solely to nations throughout the Commonwealth and another nation with whom Nigeria establishes an extradition treaty or association.”
The proposed modification in Part 7 of the Act is “to correctly set out the process for issuance of warrants of arrest for efficient execution of extradition requests.”
Giving additional details about the extradition legislation, Opeyemi stated it’s “the laws that governs the method by which Nigeria can request and acquire the give up of an individual from one other jurisdiction, who’s accused or convicted of a felony offence outdoors the requesting jurisdiction’s territory.”
He added, “The Act is at present set for modification to make sure compliance with Nigeria’s obligation to the worldwide our bodies within the combat towards Cash Laundering and Terrorism Financing and in addition to make sure the delisting of Nigeria by the Worldwide Nation Threat Information from the gray listing by way of compliance.”
The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, presided over the proceedings.
The invoice secured a majority voice vote and was referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Human Rights.
Each the Senate and the Home of Representatives are engaged on the invoice on the similar time.
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