The Zamfara state House of Assembly has passed a bill recommending death penalty for kidnappers, bandits, their informants and all banditry-related offences in the state.
Special Adviser on Inter-governmental Affairs to the state governor, Abdullahi Shinkafi, who stated this, Tuesday, said the governor would not hesitate to sign the bill into law due to the increasing activities of banditry and abduction for ransom in the state.
“The House of Assembly, Monday in Zamfara, passed into law death penalty for kidnappers, informants and contributors.
“Today, the governor is going to sign into law death penalty for kidnappers, informants and any other banditry-related issues,” Shinkafi said while addressing reporters in Gusau, the state capital.
Shinkafi added that the ‘shoot on sight’ order recently given by Governor Matawalle is limited to a particular community where banditry has been prevalent.
“The issue of shoot on sight is only limited to Mada town in Gusau LG, where there’s a rampage of banditry attacks on the innocent citizens of Zamfara state,” he said.
This death penalty prescription came on the back of Matawalle’s directive to the state Police Commissioner to issue gun licenses to qualified citizens who are willing to acquire firearms to defend themselves against bandits.