Updates: Wike proposes death sentence for kidnappers, cultists

The governor stated that this will
show that his government has zero
tolerance for crime and criminality
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has
proposed death sentence for cultism and
kidnapping in Rivers state after the death
of notorious kidnapper and serial killer,
Prince Johnson Igwedibia popularly
known as Don Waney.
Recall that Don Waney was killed on
Saturday January 6 by officials of the
Department of State Security and the
police after he masterminded the killings
of 23 people in Omoku town, Rivers on
New Year day.
The governor, while reacting to the swift
way the authority swooped in on Don
Waney and his partners, said a death
sentence will go a long way to show that
the government frowns at any form of
criminality in the state, Premium Times
reports.
He said: “We reiterate our zero tolerance
for all forms of criminality and reassure
all residents of our determination to be
tough with those who choose to violate
our criminal laws and undermine peace
and security in the State.
“To underscore the seriousness we attach
to the fight against violent crime, we shall
be amending the Anti kidnapping law to
prescribe the maximum sentence for
engaging in cultism, robbery and
kidnapping."
The governor also alleged that the former
governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi,
compromised the amnesty programme
put in place to curtail criminality in the
state.
He claimed that Amaechi prevailed on
the federal government and the security
agencies to sabotage the amnesty
programme and also blame the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the state
for working against the programme.