Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina
state, has signed a law that prescribes death sentence for anyone convicted of
kidnapping or cattle rustling in Katsina.
Under the law, anyone convicted
of rape is a liable to a mandatory life sentence in addition to a fine and
compensation to victim.
Speaking during a brief ceremony
where he assented to the law, Masari said the state is currently facing
security challenges, hence the need to revisit the penal and procedural laws to
deal with those involved in those crimes.
Masari expressed hope that it
would stem the tide of violence and insecurity in the state.
“The decision to make these
offences serious with the above punishment cannot be over-emphasised,” he said.
“It is hoped and prayed that they
will serve as deterrence to those that may be convicted. And those that have
the intention of committing them.”
In January, the governor had said
the state was under siege by bandits, armed robbers and kidnappers, leaving
citizens and visitors in vulnerable.
In May, Mohammed Adamu,
inspector-general of police, had listed Katsina among the states with a high
rate of crime.
What about herdsmen attack, what will be their punishment? What happen when cattle are use to destroy farm?
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