SHOCKING!!! Why Nigeria Won’t Prosecute Repentant Terrorists – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Info and Tradition, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stated Nigeria won’t prosecute repentant terrorists “as a result of there are worldwide conventions” that have to be adopted.

Lai Mohammed acknowledged this in an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Washington.

He added that requires the prosecution and killing of the repentant militants quite than granting them amnesty have been towards international greatest practices.

Lai Mohammed stated: “I personally spoke to the navy authorities earlier than I left Nigeria and so they stated what they have been doing is what the worldwide apply dictates about troopers that surrendered that needs to be handled as prisoners of battle.

“You cannot just shoot them as a result of there are worldwide conventions that give rights additionally to prisoners of battle

“What the navy is doing is that, after they give up, they profile them to make sure that they’re real and reintegrate them into the society.’’

 

The minister added that it was unlucky and inconceivable that some Nigerians could be going about with pretend information that the surrendered rebel could be engaged within the navy.

He, nonetheless, admonished fifth columnists and naysayers to cease spewing detrimental and false narratives round Boko Haram members who’re surrendering in droves within the North-East.

The minister additionally berated those that claimed that the surrendered insurgents weren’t precise Boko Haram fighters.

Mohammed stated quite than altering the narratives, President Muhammadu Buhari and the navy needs to be respectfully counseled for his or her resourcefulness and doggedness respectively within the battle towards insurgency.

“The truth that we’re witnessing insurgents submitting in droves requires the commendation of our navy for his or her doggedness.

“We should not neglect that two months in the past, Nigerians have been placing strain on the President to recruit mercenaries to battle the battle towards terror as a result of they stated we have been shedding the battle.

“The President, nonetheless, remained targeted and assured in his perception within the Nigerian navy that they’ve what it takes to defeat the insurgents.

“We thank God that Mr. President right this moment has been confirmed proper.

“We have been in a position to obtain this, largely due to the management of Mr. President in offering the wherewithal regularly to the navy and making certain that their combating morale is sustained by the use of welfare packages,’’ he stated.