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Comrade Shamdung calls for urgent passage of anti kidnappers’ law
By Lovins Yakubu
February 26, 2020
Worried about the high rate of
kidnapping of innocent people in Plateau State, the National Auditor of the
Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Comrade Shamdung Ayuba Jepla
has challenged the Plateau State House of Assembly to as a matter of urgent
important give accelerated hearing and immediate passage of the anti kidnapping
bill into law.
Jepla made
this disclosure during a press conference held at his Resident in Jos South
Local Government Council of Plateau State recently. He expressed concern over
bogus amount always requested as ransom by the hoodlums.
According to
him, the quick passage of the bill into law by the 9th Assembly would go a long
way in reducing crime and criminality, especially the dangerous kidnappers who
have venture into as their own business.
He said that,
this month alone, one can't tell the number of people that they were kidnapped
and victim’s families forced to cough out ransom failure their family member
would be killed.
Ayuba
decried the manner in which cases of kidnapping have become rampant across the 17
LGAs of the state were he said hardly a day goes by without hearing from the
next door neighbor that one of their relatives was kidnapped.
He reiterated
that the state Assembly should take the bull by the horn and do the needful by
passing the executive bill proposing stiff punishment to the culprits
perpetrating these heinous crimes against fellow citizens.
Comrade
Shamdung Ayuba commended the Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong for his
commitment to well-being of the state and further appealed that the operation Rain bow be well funded and equipped with the necessary gadgets to help reduce the rate of
kidnapping and other crimes in the state.
He lamented the menace of stealing, kidnapping, cattle rustling and Fulani, farmers clashes which he said had continued to
cause communities sleepless nights.
While
responding to a question on the minimum wage, Comrade Shamdung Ayuba urged
Governor Lalong to fast track the negotiation for the
N30 ,000.00 minimum wage with the workers so he could leave his name in the sands of time.
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