Abubakar Sani Bello Sues For Stiffer Penalties On Bandits As He Swears In CJ

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abubakar Sani Bello calles for siffer penalties for criminals<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> reports that Niger State Governor&comma; Abubakar Sani Bello has called on the Judiciary and the Legislature to come up with stiffer penalties on bandits&comma; kidnappers and their informants in the state&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This is contained in a stamen issued by Mary Noel-Berje&comma; Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Niger State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the statement&comma; Governor Abubakar Sani Bello stated this while presiding over the swearing-in of Justice Aisha Lami Bawa Bwari as the Chief Judge of the State at the Government House&comma; Minna&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Governor who noted that banditry and Kidnapping activities are carried out in conjunction with members of the communities&comma; stressed that the informants should as well undergo the same penalties with both the bandits and the kidnappers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;With the increased insecurity in the interlands especially in our rural areas where lives are lost on daily basis due to banditry and kidnapping&comma; the parliament and the Judiciary should come up with stiffer penalties for those involved in these activities especially the informants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;It has come to our notice that most of these heinous crimes are being executed in conjunction with members of the communities&period; So we are seriously and strongly suggesting that kidnappers&comma; bandits and the informants should have the same punishment because without the informants the banditry activities would extremely become difficult&&num;8221&semi;&comma; he started&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Abubakar Sani Bello said a meeting would be scheduled with the State Assembly on what necessary steps to take&comma; adding that the Judiciary would ensure the execution of the decisions taken&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Governor then prayed for guidance and protection for the newly sworn-in Chief Judge so as to carry out her duties effectively and efficiently&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking after the swearing-in&comma; the Chief Judge of the State&comma; Justice Aisha Lami said she would ensure the transformation of the judiciary by giving the right and condusive working environment among other things&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It could be recalled that late last year Justice Aisha Lami Bwari was sworn-in as the Acting Chief Judge of the State by governor Abubakar Sani Bello&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;