In Zamfara State, anyone found guilty of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as a bandits’ informant is liable to a death sentence.
Governor Bello Matawalle disclosed this in a state broadcast on Tuesday morning.
The governor said, “Based on the new law, anyone found guilty of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as a bandits’ informant is subject to the death penalty.
“Similarly, anyone found guilty of supporting in any manner the aforementioned offences faces a sentence of life in prison, 20 years in jail, or ten years in prison, without the option of a fine.”
According to Matawalle, the new law was adopted as part of efforts to curb raging banditry in the state and the northwestern region in general.
The governor said the new measures were already yielding expected results, saying that many informants hindering the fight against banditry in the state have been arrested and undergoing trial in accordance with the extant laws of the land.