Niger Assembly to prescribe stiffer punishments for bandits’ informants
The Niger State House of Assembly is set to amend the law relating to kidnapping to ensure stiffer punishments for those aiding and abetting banditry in the state.
The Speaker of the House, Mr Abdullahi Wuse, disclosed this on Saturday when he led other members to commiserate with the state governor, Abubakar Bello, on the abduction of schoolchildren and officials as well as about 20 passengers of the Niger State Transport Authority.
He said, “We have decided that at the next plenary, we will amend the law to give informants to criminals stiffer punishments.”
It was reported that Wuse advised the government to reinforce meetings with traditional leaders on the need to be mindful of incursions of strangers into their communities.
Bello commended the lawmakers for their show of solidarity with the state and welcomed the review of the law.
“Going forward, we have to put in place necessary measures to know the root cause of the security challenges in the state and how to address it,” he said.
