The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.), has said that the federal government is taking proactive measures to end the hateful and divisive speeches currently threatening the peace and stability of the country.
In this regard, he disclosed that his ministry has submitted a draft bill to the Ministry of Justice, which will review it and submit to the National Assembly as an executive bill for passage into law.
The law, when passed, will criminalise hate speech and subject culprits to persecution and punishment, he added.
Regarding the ugly gun violence on Sunday, leading to the deaths of 13 persons at St. Phillip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu town in Anambra State, the minister said the government was yet to receive the detailed report of what happened.
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