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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has promised a review of the law criminalising suicide attempts in the country.
He gave the promise when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Communications and Publicity, Office of the AGF, Kamarudeen Ogundele.
According to the AGF, health was one of the priority areas of the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “The law is something we have to take a second look at, especially where it is established that the offenders are not in the right state of mind. What the offenders need is pity, treatment and love, to rid society of this kind of situation.
“But whatever we do is not binding on the states. So, I will take the case to the Body of Attorneys General,” Fagbemi said.
He promised to take up the issues around the Mental Health Act with his colleagues in the Federal Ministry of Health.
