A new law that calls for the death penalty for those who damage national property is being considered by the National Assembly.
This was disclosed on Monday at a news conference in Abuja by Senator Adamu Aliero, a current senator from Kebbi State and a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The ongoing vandalism of vital national infrastructure, like as power plants, railway tracks, airport buildings and bridges, has Senator Aliero concerned. He stressed that the purpose of the proposed legislation is to put severe penalties in place to stop these harmful practices.
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Aliero stated, “On the issue of vandalization. You see, it is very unfortunate that it is not only the rail line that has been vandalized. As you rightly know, power installations, airport installations, oil and gas installations, and bridges have been vandalized.
“The national assembly is thinking of coming up with a very strong legislation that will make it criminal. If possible, any vendor caught sabotaging public infrastructure, the punishment should attract the death penalty. Probably if that happens, it will go a long way in reducing vandalization drastically.”
Honourable Blessing Onuh, a member of the House of Representatives, backed this proposal and advocated for the installation of anti-theft measures to keep vandals away from national property.
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This occurrence follows instances in which vandals were apprehended by the Nigeria Police and paraded throughout the nation with truckloads of railway tracks that they had stolen from narrow gauge lines.
Alkali S’aid, the minister of transport, has linked these vandals’ tampering with rail lines to previous train derailments.
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