Zamfara State Government has slammed death penalty on bandits, kidnappers, cultists and cattle rustlers in the state.
The State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, Tuesday, 28th June, assented to the Bill Prohibiting and Punishing Banditry, Cattle Rustling, Kidnapping and Other Incidental Offences 2022, which slammed the death penalty on them.
The purpose of the Law, the governor.explainer, was to rid Zamfara State is of banditry and other associated crimes listed in the bill as passed by Zamfara State House of Assembly.
Governor Matawalle the law was part of the series of his Administration’s efforts at addressing the nagging challenges of banditry and associated crimes in the State.
The Governor explained that 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.
The Governor said 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 options of fine.
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle maintained that, the most fundamental focus of governance anywhere in the world is security, stressing that in this regard his administration is determined to go to any length within the precincts of the law in order to secure the state, restore peace in the communities and place the state on a sound and enduring development trajectory.
He said Zamfara State under his watch will continue to explore all possible remedies to the current plight of the people of the state.
Earlier, the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Nasiru Muazu Magarya, while presenting the Bill to the Governor, said the law would serve as a legal instrument for prosecuting banditry related offenders in the state.
