FG Plans Special Courts To Try 400 Alleged Boko Haram Sponsors, Others

The Federal Government will soon reconstitute the Special
Terrorism Prosecution Courts to try the recently arrested 400
suspected Boko Haram financiers and other terror suspects, Attorney
General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami has said.

Malami said the move was part of the many measures to address
insurgency and growing insecurity.

The FG had in the past deployed similar arrangement to prosecute
Boko Haram suspects detained in Kainji (Niger State), Maiduguri
(Borno State), among others.

In a statement on Thursday, the AGF’s spokesman, Dr. Umar
Jibrilu Gwandu, quoted him as assuring the Federal Government was
committed to ending insecurity.

He said in addition to prosecution of 400 suspected Boko Haram
financiers, the government has taken more measures to counter the
twin trouble of insurgency and insecurity.

Malami said very soon, the Federal Government will, through the
Federal Ministry of Justice’s Complex Case Group, resuscitate and
reinvigorate the existing special terrorism prosecution courts in
the country in order bring to book all those found guilty so as to
serve as deterrence to others.

While felicitating with Muslims faithful on the occasion of this
year’s Eid al-fitr, Malami noted that Ramadan fast comes with
numerous lessons including sincerity, honesty, commitment,
sacrifice, selflessness, introspection and empathy, among
others.

Malami urged Muslims, as they celebrate Eid-fitr, to continue to
be law-abiding, have sober reflection and exhibit the imbibed
lessons learnt during the period of Ramadan fast.

He hailed the commitment of clerics in enlightening their
followers on various issues during the months urging them to
maintain the tempo even beyond the period of Ramadan.

The Federal Government will soon reconstitute the Special
Terrorism Prosecution Courts to try the recently arrested 400
suspected Boko Haram financiers and other terror suspects, Attorney
General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar
Malami has said.

Malami said the move was part of the many measures to address
insurgency and growing insecurity.

The FG had in the past deployed similar arrangement to prosecute
Boko Haram suspects detained in Kainji (Niger State), Maiduguri
(Borno State), among others.

In a statement on Thursday, the AGF’s spokesman, Dr. Umar
Jibrilu Gwandu, quoted him as assuring the Federal Government was
committed to ending insecurity.

He said in addition to prosecution of 400 suspected Boko Haram
financiers, the government has taken more measures to counter the
twin trouble of insurgency and insecurity.

Malami said very soon, the Federal Government will, through the
Federal Ministry of Justice’s Complex Case Group, resuscitate and
reinvigorate the existing special terrorism prosecution courts in
the country in order bring to book all those found guilty so as to
serve as deterrence to others.

While felicitating with Muslims faithful on the occasion of this
year’s Eid al-fitr, Malami noted that Ramadan fast comes with
numerous lessons including sincerity, honesty, commitment,
sacrifice, selflessness, introspection and empathy, among
others.

Malami urged Muslims, as they celebrate Eid-fitr, to continue to
be law-abiding, have sober reflection and exhibit the imbibed
lessons learnt during the period of Ramadan fast.

He hailed the commitment of clerics in enlightening their
followers on various issues during the months urging them to
maintain the tempo even beyond the period of Ramadan.