Zamfara state Government has passed an Executive Bill to the State House of Assembly to enact a law proposing capital punishment for Banditry, Cattle Rustling, Cultism, Kidnapping and Terrorism.
According to a Press release signed by the Press Secretary of the House, Mustafa Jafaru Kaura has undergone first reading.
Moving the motion before the House at the Plenary session, the Leader of the House, Faruk Musa Dosara urged his colleagues to Support the motion which was seconded by Aliyu Namaigora Danjibga.
In his response, the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya ordered the clerk to the house to present the bill for the first reading and directed the bill to be submitted for a second reading.