Bayelsa Assembly passes VAPP bill, recommends life imprisonment for rapists Bayelsa Assembly passes VAPP bill, recommends life imprisonment for rapists Share The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to prohibit all forms of violence against persons and provide maximum protection and effective remedies for victims. The bill stipulates that perpetrators of rape who are above 14 years old are to get life imprisonment to serve as a deterrent to others and for peace to reign in the state. The speaker of the house, Abraham Ngobere, who presided over the sitting when the bill was passed commended members, civil society groups and non-governmental organisations for their various contributions towards the success of the bill.