Gov Matawalle Signs Bill To Support Death Penalty For Bandits

Gov Matawalle Signs Bill To Support Death Penalty For Bandits
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle
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The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has fully thrown his weight and support behind the death penalty for those who will be convicted for banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and cultism in the State.

The Governor made this announcement after signing into law, a Bill which had been passed by the Zamfara State House of Assembly prohibiting and punishing terrorists, cattle rustling, cultism, kidnapping and other incidental offences.

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Governor Matawalle had also noted that under the law, anyone who was found guilty of aiding or abetting the crimes mentioned was liable to life imprisonment, twenty years imprisonment or ten years imprisonment without option of fine. He had also insisted that his administration was much more ready to battle the criminal elements in the State within the ambit of the law to secure the State and restore peace, especially in communities considered as bandits’ hub

“The new law provides that any person found guilty of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, Cultism or being an informant to the bandits is liable to death penalty.

“Under the law, anyone found guilty of aiding and or abetting the crimes mentioned is liable to life imprisonment, twenty years imprisonment or ten years imprisonment without option of fine.

“The most fundamental focus of governance anywhere in the world is security,” he stated.

Governor Matawalle noted that the establishment of community protection guards was not different from the Civilian Joint Task Force, JTF, in Borno State and Amotekun in the South-West region While commending the State House of Assembly for keeping up with their constitutional responsibility of making laws to secure the State, he also lauded the Federal Government for its consistent support to Zamfara State.

 

Africa Daily News, New York

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