The Federal Government of Nigeria says has stated why it is
yet to prosecute individuals suspected of financing terrorism, stressing that
the process requires extensive and delicate investigations that cannot be
rushed.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation,
Mohammed Idris, said this on Friday in an interview on Channels Television.
Idris said that contrary to public perception, the matter
was not as simple as having a list and immediately taking suspects to court.
His comment is coming in the wake of the growing concerns
over alleged government complicity in the escalating insecurity ravaging the
country.
Successive governments have faced public pressure to
identify and prosecute individuals suspected of financing terrorism, especially
Boko Haram, ISWAP, and bandit groups operating in the North.
Officials under the administration of late former President
Muhammadu Buhari, were said to have disclosed that some suspected financiers
had been identified, raising expectations that trials would soon follow.
Speaking on the matter, Idris said, “It is not a question of
having the list or not having the list; it is not as simplistic as that.
Investigations have to be conducted. In some cases, there are merits in what
they said.
“You don’t say, ‘because pronouncements have been made, let
me take you to court directly.’ There must be sufficient investigation carried
out.”
According to him, the administration of President Bola
Tinubu was working assiduously to end terrorism and other security threats.
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