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The Sun Nigeria

Govs forum DG advocates death penalty for kidnappers, bandits

Bandits kill 70, sack 8 villages in Niger

From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

The Director General of All Progressives Congress (APC) Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh. Lukman, has advocated death penalty for kidnappers, bandits and their beneficiaries.

In a statement he issued, Lukman said that the rift between the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the Federal Government is a confirmation of the liberal nature of the APC as a party.

He said: “There is no reason we should not consider the introduction of death penalties for both the criminals and their collaborators, for instance. The easy temptation is to politicise the debate.”