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Kidnappers to face death penalty in Taraba

Taraba State Governor, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku, has signed into law a bill that prescribes death sentence for kidnapping and abduction offenders in the state.

The bill which was sponsored by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Peter Abel Diah, enjoyed overwhelming support by members of the assembly.

Under the new law, anybody found guilty of abduction or kidnapping in the state will pay the supreme price for it.

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The law is a product of government’s concern about insecurity in the state, particularly, kidnapping for money which is rampant in the state and other parts of the country.

It could be recalled that several people including government officials were kidnapped from their homes and on the roads while travelling across the state

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