Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has signed the Anti-kidnapping,
Abduction and Forced labour Bill into law after its passage by the state’s
House of Assembly..
Ganduje signed the bill on Tuesday during the weekly State Executive
Council meeting at the Government House, Kano.
He said that the signing of the bill into law would reduce rampant
cases of kidnapping and abduction in some areas of the state.
He said, “I am happy to assent to this anti-kidnapping bill as it will
help the security agencies in the fight against kidnappers and their sponsors
in the state.
“The law has been in existence since colonial era, but it did not
provide serious punishment for kidnappers, therefore, the house has to amend it
to suit the current situation.”
He explained that under the new law, any person found guilty of
kidnapping would face life imprisonment without an option of fine.
Ganduje also signed the 2016 supplementary appropriation bill of N20bn
into law.
The governor commended members of the state assembly for putting the
interest of the state first in considering bills.
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