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The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill imposing jail terms of at least 15 years for paying a ransom to free someone who has been kidnapped, and made the crime of abduction punishable by death in cases where victims die.
Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the Senate’s judiciary, human rights and legal committee, told the Senate that making ransom payment punishable with lengthy jail sentences would “discourage the rising spate of kidnapping and abduction for ransom in Nigeria, which is fast spreading across the country”.
The bill mandates the death penalty for convicted kidnappers where the abduction leads to loss of life, and life imprisonment in other cases.
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Ukrainian border guards last week closed several shipping lanes at the mouth of the Danube River due to drifting mines in Black Sea, analyst APK-Inform said on Monday.
Ukrainian Danube ports of Izmail and Reni last week remained the only sea routes for Ukrainian grain exports after seaports were blocked due to the Russian invasion.
Ukraine, a major agricultural producer, used to export most of its goods through seaports but since Russia’s invasion in February has been forced to export by train via its western border or via its small Danube River ports.
APK-Inform said that the traffic along the Danube was significantly limited “because of the danger of blowing up ships on laid in the Black Sea by Russian troops.”
Ukraine has previously accused the Russian Federation of mining shipping lanes in the Black Sea, which makes it impossible for ships to pass in the north western part of the Black Sea.
The guard is unavailable for immediate comments.
“Only ports in the Ukrainian waters of the Danube region were fully operated. But they have rather limited bandwidth, leading to accumulation of transport on suitable roads,” APK-Inform consultancy said in a report.
Ukrainian agriculture and transport officials have said the country is seeking to boost export capacity of Danube River ports which allow to ship grain through Danube to Romanian Black Sea ports.
The government gave no data on grain exports through the Danube ports.
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European diesel imports from Russia are set to fall in April but will still exceed those from other regions, highlighting the challenge European governments face as they contemplate new sanctions on Russian oil.
Diesel deliveries from Asia, the Middle East and the United States are set to hit their highest in almost three years in April, data from oil analytics firm Vortexa showed, as traders scramble to replenish dwindling stocks and to gradually curb the region’s dependence on Russian oil.
Although European Union sanctions have so far avoided targeting oil from Russia, its biggest supplier, many traders and refiners have opted to reduce purchases of Russian crude and refined products in recent months.
As EU officials prepare a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, they are assessing the costs of replacing Russian oil with imports from other suppliers.
Germany hopes to find a way within days to replace Russian oil with supplies from other sources, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Tuesday.
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Singapore will remove most remaining COVID-19 restrictions from April 26, easing its entry requirements for travellers, according to its health ministry.
According to Reuters, the measures include removing limits on group sizes and allowing the full return of employees to workplaces, while lowering the Southeast Asian financial hub’s alert level for the first time since the pandemic started.
Moreover, the authorities announced the scrapping of a requirement for vaccinated travellers to take a COVID test before departing for Singapore.