“Sweden Don Decide To Lower Age Wey Pikin Fit Get Criminal Charge As Gang Dem Dey Use Children Bad Bad”

Sweden don talk say dem go lower the age wey pikin fit carry criminal charge from 15 to something smaller, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson yarn dis on Tuesday. Dis one come because more and more children dey get involved for organised crime matter. Dem see say plenty pikin dem under 15 don join gang matter as hitmen, especially for social media. Official data talk say for first half of 2024, 93 pikin under 15 dey suspect say dem do murder, try murder, or help kill person, na three times wetin happen for last year. Kristersson talk say, “Criminal gang dem dey use pikin dem anyhow to do serious gbege,” and government wan protect these pikin plus the people wey fit be their victim dem. Government also get plan to take strong action against how dem dey exploit children like this.

One government investigator talk say make dem lower the age to 14 for serious crime matter, but Kristersson never talk if dem go follow exactly that. Sweden don dey fight gang violence for years now, with plenty shooting and bomb wahala linked to organised crime. Even though young people don dey involved more since 2023, the general number of gang shootings and murder don reduce for 2024 and e still dey fall for this year. This new law na part of government plan to reduce gang gbege and make sure say vulnerable pikin no go fall deep inside violent crime.