The Senate may amend the proposed death penalty clause in the Hate Speech Bill before it.

Sponsor of the bill, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, made this known in a statement in Abuja.

The Deputy Chief Whip in the Senate assured that the death penalty proposed in the bill would be amended by the Senate when it is subjected to legislative input at the National Assembly.

Abdullahi, who represents Niger North Senatorial District, said that the controversial bill, which passed first reading on November 12, would undergo some fine-tuning to ensure that the clauses contained in its provisions to be passed into law, reflected the views of Nigerians.

But a rights activist, Deji Adeyanju is one Nigerian who believes the bill is a waste of time.