The Northern State Governors’ Forum had approved capital punishment for rape cases in their respective states.
The Guardian had reliably gathered that the House of Assembly passed the bill on Wednesday and transmitted it to the governor for assent.While assenting to the bill, Governor Abubakar commended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Musa Aliyu, as well as the state’s council of Ulamas for a sound working collaboration leading to the passage of the bill.
The law also stipulated that the Sharia law would take precedence if any matter in the new law contradicted Islamic teachings.Chairman, Jigawa Council of Ulamas, Bashir Ahmad, said the new law was scrutinised by the religious body to ensure that ambiguous sections not in conformity with Islam were removed.
SIMILARLY, Taraba State House of Assembly has passed the Violence and Discrimination Against Persons Bill, which stipulates severe punishment for persons who enjoy violent sexual relations with women or aids others to do so.Speaker of the House, Joseph Kunini, the sole sponsor of the bill, could not hide his joy for the massive support he received from his colleagues, who ensured the bill saw the light of day.
What about the bill against the banditry? Need to be pro active!
God bless him. Other governors should take suit. Are you surprised at my response, or do you want your sisters, daughters or wives be raped and killed in such barbaric manners. God bless my brother governor from Jigawa state. These are d kind of leaders we want.
Death for rapist, millions for bandits. I think boys i the north just need to make use their brain and know which group to join. Northern governors are the rewarders those who diligently kidnap but not rape. Good morning northern NGR. JigawaG MBuhari go & take D guns back pls
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