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Some members of Nigeria's House of Representatives have started talking on how to enact laws that will ensure that looters are either hanged or have their hands amputated, Minority Whip of the House, Honourable Umar Yakubu Barde, has said.
“We are living in a very funny country where people who steal N1,000 are put in jail for years, while some people steal billions and use the loot to escape justice. That is not good enough. If you ask me personally, I will tell you that we have started discussion; I’ll let the cat out of the bag.”
“If you ask me, I will tell you that if someone steals from N1 million to N100 million, he or she should have his hand cut off. There is nothing wrong with that; so that when we see you on the street, we will know that you stole, which was why your hand was cut off and those who steal in billions should be hanged.”
“I and some members in the National Assembly are of the belief that Nigeria should have special court for corruption cases; specially-dedicated courts, because if you look at the quantum of corruption in the country today, you will pity Nigerians.
“So, why don’t we have dedicated courts to try all these corruption cases so that justice could be dispensed of quickly?,” he queried.
Barde represents Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State and spoke recently in an interview in Kaduna, Tribune reports.
“We are living in a very funny country where people who steal N1,000 are put in jail for years, while some people steal billions and use the loot to escape justice. That is not good enough. If you ask me personally, I will tell you that we have started discussion; I’ll let the cat out of the bag.”
“If you ask me, I will tell you that if someone steals from N1 million to N100 million, he or she should have his hand cut off. There is nothing wrong with that; so that when we see you on the street, we will know that you stole, which was why your hand was cut off and those who steal in billions should be hanged.”
“I and some members in the National Assembly are of the belief that Nigeria should have special court for corruption cases; specially-dedicated courts, because if you look at the quantum of corruption in the country today, you will pity Nigerians.
“So, why don’t we have dedicated courts to try all these corruption cases so that justice could be dispensed of quickly?,” he queried.
Barde represents Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State and spoke recently in an interview in Kaduna, Tribune reports.
