Bandits, kidnappers to die by hanging in Niger

Funmilayo Ayanwusi
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Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello

The Niger State House of Assembly has passed a law that recommends bandits and kidnappers must be sentenced to death by hanging.

WuzupNigeria reported that an armed gang stormed an Islamic school at Tegina in the State where over a hundred students were abducted.

On Tuesday, the State House of Assembly during its plenary passed the Bill for an Act to amend the Kidnapping and Cattle Rustling (Special Provision) Law 2021 into law.

The law according to the lawmakers would also be applicable to any informant caught aiding the activities in the state.

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