Unic Press UK: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, signed into law three Bills passed by the state’s lawmakers – the Rivers State Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps Law No. 8 of 2018, the Rivers State Secret Cult and Similar Activities (Prohibition) (Amendment) Law No. 6 of 2018, and the Rivers State Kidnap (Prohibition) (Amendment) No. 2 Law No.7 of 2018 – aiming to enhance the security of lives and property across the state.
In a statement Wednesday, the governor, reacting to insinuation from the opposition political parties that the state government had ulterior motives in establishing the Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps, said:
“All criminals will face the full weight of the law. We will fight crime and ensure that the state is safe for investors… If your hands are clean, you have nothing to fear about the three laws. If you are a cultist and you are caught, it is life imprisonment. If you are a cultist and you kill during cult activities, you will face the death penalty. If you are convicted of kidnapping and the Supreme Court affirms your conviction, I will sign the death warrant without looking back.”
The governor also announced that all the members of the Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps would be profiled by existing security agencies
