Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday signed nine Bills passed by the state House of Assembly into law.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Bills passed into law included that of rape, thuggery and special support to victims of Boko Haram.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, said the Bills were signed into law at a ceremony in Government House, attended by principal officers of the House led by the Speaker, Abdulkarim Lawan.
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“The Borno State Criminal Justice Administration Law will address the increasing cases of rape and political thuggery and those found involved in political thuggery risk seven (7) years imprisonment and their sponsors will also not go unpunished.
“Borno State Investment Protection Bill seeks to provide the state the powers to tap the vast mineral deposit in the state, while the Drugs and Medical consumable bills seek to address the problem of scams and reduce the issue of fake and counterfeit drugs.
“The Social Investment Bill provides social services such as cash and consumables assistance to the victims of Boko Haram insurgency,” Gusau quoted Zulum as saying at the ceremony. (NAN)
