Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to reveal the identities of those funding terrorism and banditry across the country. This formed part of the House Resolutions on National Security Reform and Enhancement, following its three-day special plenary on security.
The lawmakers convened the special session in response to the rising wave of insecurity, including mass abductions across the country. “It is time we know them, we name them, we prosecute them, and put an end to this question of funding of terrorism”, Julius Ihonvbere, the House Leader, had said while giving a summary of the recommendations.
While considering and adopting the report containing its recommendations on Wednesday, the House further urged the Federal Government to establish a special court dedicated to terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping cases, and to ensure that all terrorism-related prosecutions are transparent and expeditious.
Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the session, said the recent terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu had demonstrated the need for all terrorism cases to be handled openly and transparently.
The House also recommended the introduction of an effective national tracking system for all arms and weapons held by security agencies, using digital tracking tools and strict accountability mechanisms.
NewsBits reports that Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, had expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to disclose financiers of terrorism in Nigeria in the coming days.
