Senator Adamu Aliero, a former FCT minister and current senator from Kebbi State, revealed that the National Assembly is deliberating on a bill proposing the death penalty for vandals. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday, the former Kebbi State governor expressed lawmakers’ concerns over the persistent vandalism of national assets such as power installations, railway tracks, airport facilities, and more.
“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,” he said. “The National Assembly is thinking of coming up with very strong legislation that will make it criminal. If possible, any vandal 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.”
Similarly, Honorable Blessing Onuh, a member of the House of Representatives, called for the installation of anti-theft mechanisms to prevent the vandalism of assets.
Recently, the Nigeria Police paraded several vandals caught with a truckload of railway tracks stolen from narrow gauge lines across the country. The Minister of Transportation, Alkali S’aid, attributed recent train derailments to the activities of vandals tampering with the rail lines.
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