Connect with us

News

Following rescue of 9 abducted Kano children from Onitsha, Ganduje calls for death penalty for kidnappers

Published

on

abdullahi-ganduje

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has ordered the immediate amendment of the penal code to death penalty for kidnappers in the state.

The governor gave this order during the inauguration of a 16-man committee of inquiry on 9 children recently kidnapped in the state.

Earlier in the month, the police arrested some suspects in connection with the kidnap of the Kano-born children who were sold off in Onitsha, Anambra state.

While giving the order, Ganduje said kidnapping had taken a new dimension in the state and only capital punishment could contain it.

He noted that the rescued children had been deprived of their culture, religion and parental care.

“These children will be rehabilitated. We must rehabilitate them. We must make them continue performing Islamic religion. They will grow in out religion and culture,” he said

READ ALSO: Court further adjourns NBA president’s trial

The governor announced that the rescued children would enjoy the free and compulsory basic and secondary education introduced by his administration, adding that the government had also offered university scholarship to them.

He also donated N1 million each to the parents of the victims.

Parts of the terms of reference given to the commission include: “To conduct an inquiry into cases of missing persons in Kano State from the year 2010 to date and to procure all such evidence, written or oral, and to examine all such persons as witnesses as the commissioners may think it necessary or desirable to procure or examine.”

“To summon any person in Nigeria to attend any meeting of the commissioners to give evidence or produce any document or other thing in his possession and to require the evidence (whether written or oral) of any witness to be made on oath or declaration, such oath or declaration.

“To admit or exclude the public or any member of the public or press from any hearing of the commission, to prepare comprehensive data of missing persons in Kano State within the period and circumstances in which they disappeared.

“To find out both immediate and remote causes of ​cases of missing persons and to prepare and submit a written report including findings and recommendations to the Government of Kano State.” He explained that both Islam and Christianity condemned the act of kidnapping.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now