By Wilson Adekumola
The outgoing Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has issued death penalty on phone snatchers in the state.
The outgoing Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, made this known in a statement issued and made available to on Sunday in Kano.
Ganduje, through the Kano State Security Council, attached death penalty to phone snatching after declaring it as armed robbery, adding and any individual or group caught in the act will be treated accordingly.
He said the council, which was presided over by Ganduje during its valedictory session, observed that the spate of phone snatching in recent times has become worrisome, demanding drastic measures.
Garba also stated that the council has agreed to put in place a special squad within the security system to deal with the menace and other acts of criminality.
The commissioner added that the council, While speaking on the swearing-in of the new governor, the commissioner said that all necessary measures had been taken to ensure a hitch-free ceremony admonishing unpatriotic citizens who might take advantage of the occasion to cause violence in the name of celebrations to desist from such act.
“Destruction of properties belonging to the public, individual or the opposition will not be tolerated as adequate measures have been taken to deal with such act decisively,” the statement added.
Thanking the security agencies in the state for their support throughout his tenure, Ganduje reassured his commitment to ensure a peaceful transition, calling for a peaceful ceremony .
The meeting was attended by virtually all the heads of the security agencies and other council members.
