AGF backs call to decriminalise suicide
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has reiterated his commitment to reviewing the criminalisation of suicide in the country, saying it is a work in progress.
The AGF stated this through his spokesperson, Kamarudeen Ogundele, in a conversation with our correspondent.
The PUNCH reported that in May 2024, the AGF received a delegation of mental health actors from a non-governmental organisation, the Asido Foundation, where he promised to work with other stakeholders to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with persons suffering from mental health disorders.
The Founder of Asido, Dr Jibril Abdulmalik, asked the AGF to help review the law sentencing people for attempted suicide and the implementation of the Mental Health Act signed into law by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2023.
