According to The Herald, the Upper chamber approved the death penalty when it came up for debate.
The senate also debated on the need to increase the information sharing dynamics between security agencies so as to foster more efficiency between agencies, noting that investigations have been hampered due to security agencies not working properly with one another.
While urging states to enact laws that aid the prosecution of kidnappers, the lawmakers also asked security agencies to train and retrain their personnel.
Report said the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekwerenmadu, blamed Nigerians for hurriedly paying ransom demanded by kidnappers out of panic - he said that has not helped matters.
On his part, the senate president, Bukola Saraki was said to have praised the efforts of the lawmakers, noting that the need for such a stringent law to curb the prevalence of kidnapping.
Pulse recalls that just last week, a former minister, Iyabo Anisulowo, was kidnapped in Ogun State while returning from her farm. She spent six days in her abductors' den before regaining freedom.
