NIGERIA HAS CONDUCTED EIGHT PHASES OF TERRORISM-RELATED TRIALS, RESULTING IN 775 CONVICTIONS.
THIS WAS SAID BY THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM CENTRE, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, ADAMU LAKA, AT THE OPENING OF THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMBATING EMERGING TERRORIST GROUPS AND STRENGTHENING SUSTAINABLE SECURITY IN THE ECOWAS REGION AND THE SAHEL IN ABUJA.
SPEAKING AT THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE, LAKA SAID THE TRIALS DEMONSTRATED NIGERIA’S RESOLVE TO PURSUE JUSTICE THROUGH LAWFUL PROCESSES, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING AVENUES FOR REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION OF REPENTANT FIGHTERS.
THE NCTC BOSS STRESSED THAT WHILE MILITARY ACTIONS REMAINED IMPORTANT, SUSTAINABLE SECURITY REQUIRED WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS, RESTORING TRUST IN GOVERNANCE, AND ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF TERRORISM SUCH AS POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION.
