The
The Nigerian government is about to begin the prosecution of 400 suspected
Mr Malami said the government would soon "resuscitate and reinvigorate the existing special terrorism courts in the country" for that purpose.
This comes about a week after Mr Malami told reporters at the
He had disclosed that investigations revealing the suspected terrorism financiers were triggered by a recent conviction of some Nigerians in the United Arab Emirate (
When asked about the number of the suspects already identified, he said it could not be given because investigations were still ongoing.
Mr Malami,however, gave a clue about the number in a statement released by his spokesperson, Umar Gwandu, to commemorate the Eid-el-Fitr celebration on Thursday.
The minister also said the government was taking more measures to counter insurgency and general insecurity in addition to the move to prosecute the 400 suspected
"He said in addition to the prosecution of 400 suspected
"Malami said very soon, the Federal Government will, through the
He urged Muslims to continue to be law-abiding, have sober reflection and exhibit the imbibed lessons learnt during the period of
He saluted "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
'Special terrorism prosecution courts'
The minister did not give the details of the special terrorism prosecution courts where he said the government intends to try the suspected
The arrangement, according to the sources, who asked not to be named because they have not been given an approval to speak to the press about the issue, involves deployment of some designated judges of the
Over 1,000 terrorism suspects detained in military detention in Kainji, Niger State, have been prosecuted under the arrangement.
The choice of the
The justice ministry liaises with other relevant security agencies and prosecutes the cases through its
The move to prosecute the alleged terrorism financiers is coming amid heightened attacks by
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