Prosecuting terrorism financiers is beyond list of names – Minister
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that prosecuting terrorism financiers is not as simple as having a list and then heading to the court.
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Idris spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. He added that the Federal Government had not prosecuted individuals suspected of financing terrorism because the process requires extensive, dedicated and unrushed investigations.
He 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.
“Unfortunately, when you are fighting these kinds of battles, it is not something that you just sort out within a day or two.
“That is why, all the time, we are calling on our partners within and outside this country to understand the complexity and diversity of the situation we have here.”
He added that President Bola Tinubu’s administration was “working assiduously” to end in security. Also, he stressed that significant progress had been made since May 2023.
According to the minister, “Sometimes we forget the successes we have recorded in the fight against bandits, criminals, and some of these jihadists. From May 2023 to date, over 13,500 of these criminals have been neutralised and taken off our society.
“Over 17,000 of them have been apprehended. Even as we speak, some of them are having their day in court, and some have been sentenced. I think we should recognise these efforts.”
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