The Senate yesterday approved death sentence for terrorists whose acts resulted in the death of Nigerians as it passed the Anti-terrorism Bill 2010. But the anti-money laundering bill failed to scale through as the third reading was shelved till the next legislative day.
President Goodluck Jonathan sent three reminders to the National Assembly, urging members to pass the bill, which was introduced by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua.
The version passed was a combination of the executive bill and the one sponsored by Senator Anthony Manzo on National Security Enhancement Bill.
In all, the bill recommends a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment or death penalty if there is a loss of life in any terrorist act. It also outlaws actions of individuals or groups that can be likened to terrorism, including kidnapping, oil bunkering and piracy and airplane hijacks.
The bill covers possession or use of explosives as well as research into the development of explosives – including biological and chemical – without lawful authority.
Offenders risk a maximum of 10 years imprisonment if they are found guilty of involvement in training potential terrorists, passing or withholding terrorist information, aiding or harbouring terrorist and funding terrorist activities.
The National Security Adviser (NSA) and Inspector-General of Police were mandated to enforce the provisions of the bill when signed into law by the President. The bill also provided that with the approval of the NSA and the Director-General of State Security Services (SSS) could seize and enforce forfeiture of terrorist properties or cash upon conviction of a terrorist or proscription of a terrorist group.

, Queries additional N8.4bn in INEC’s budget
The Senate has queried the difference of N8.4billion in the budget estimate of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for 2011 and that of the Federal Government currently before the National Assembly. A thorough vetting of the figures presented to the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters by the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega revealed the differences in what was allotted the commission by the Budget Offcie.
The estimate presented by INEC was N51.7 billion, against N45.3 contained in the details presented by President Goodluck Jonathan to the National Assembly. But Jega explained that he had held several meetings with the Budget Office and the Ministry of Finance on the proposal it submitted and was given approval for N51.7 billion. The federal legislature was shocked that Jega said he could not defend the items which made up the N45.3 billion estimates from the Budget Office.
Chairman of the committee, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, said the committee could not wish away the difference of about N8.4 billion budget. He also said that the committee could not also unilaterally close the gap between the budgets since the Federal Government’s estimates were based on the availability of funds. Jega was asked to return to the Ministry of Finance and the Budget Office to resolve the differences and return to the committee next week Tuesday.
For the April general elections, Jega said that INEC would require 360,000 ad hoc staff as against the 250,000 staff used for the voter registration. Each of the ad hoc staff, he stated, would be paid N10,000 as daily allowance for the three elections as against N5,000 in previous elections, bringing the total cost to N10.8 billion.Jega also told the committee that N1 billion, which was provided in last year’s budget in anticipation of new staff recruitment, was returned to the treasury because the recruitment was put on hold.
INEC, he said, would be paying N324 million to consultants for the recruitment of 4,000 workers this year, noting that the commission current had 12,000 workers.

shior! we've never been good at enforcing our laws anyway

Our beloved sinnators, what a lovely bunch!
Quickly passed Death for terrorism! and just as quickly relegated Anti money laundering bill to a backburner, I just love this folks!

Talk is cheap. Some people just hate for no reason.

At least many of the legislators will pass as financial terrorist

Fine. But more importantly, we need to boost capacity to track and apprehend criminals. Why dont we have a national database of criminals in 2011?

Plus, throwing of chairs must qualify as terrorism.

This is a practical joke. Until these full time jokers inaugurate a law stipulating death penalty for government officials who embezzled funds meant for betterment of the entire society, terrorism is a mainstay

this most be a joke. Nigeria can not have dead sentence. People frame people up. Jonathan can frame his opponent up and call him a terrorist and he get away with execution.

This is what Abacha did to human right activist Ken sero wiwa .

Atleast we have law on terrorism now, America should give us our boy to deal with him here.

Sorry i don't have time to spend with you.

ha ha ha ha, law makers and their woru worun, I dey laugh

i know one day the god that created us and the useless leaders will put mouth for this matter.

Tokotaya:

Plus, throwing of chairs must qualify as terrorism.

No, in what way does that translate to terror. its a refresher course for the senators, they couldnt possibly criminalize that.

These baskards. They should implement laws that warrant death by firing squad for corrupt government officials. Clods

I laugh in Ijebu. Shior!
These jokers of the century, i know they will pass that one, but failed to pass Freedom of Information bill.
Stealing public fund is a major act of terrorism which is punishable by death, country like China, Singapore have this in place.
Pls pass death penaty on looters and see who will remain in that terrorist assembly.
Okankan lomo owo nyo, cause in Ijebu language

As expected, they are only "active" in passing laws that either affects them or favors them. Death sentence for kidnappers (who target them) and bail bond for thieving politicians who loot billions of naira on a daily basis.

So much for the "justice" system!

they just want to hang thier political rival. they would frame them and hang them as terrorist. they would invite the fbi and interpol and others and claim political rival as terrorist. this is why they are making the law.

hahhahhaahhahha i dey laugh

we have report that they have been trying to frame me up for terrorism because i have been posting satellite pictures of nigeria because they want to rig election, they even stop issuing nigeria passport in canada and some countries so that we can not come to nigeria to remove some of them from power. all this just to win election.  and my cell phone is been monitored. and some people in nigeria are posting the information on nairaland.

Becomrich, i think you should cool down for now, your actions might affect the common man like me adversely and you think you are helping. Rwandan genocide was instigated by a Radio pronouncement, so please tone down. Its not a must to be messiah.

wake up , if i dont do what i do, you are going to have genocide.

Becomrichn:

we have report that they have been trying to frame me up for terrorism because i have been posting satellite pictures of nigeria because they want to rig election, they even stop issuing nigeria passport in canada and some countries so that we can not come to nigeria to remove some of them from power. all this just to win election.  and my cell phone is been monitored. and some people in nigeria are posting the information on nairaland.

Oga becomerich, take am easy o!
Please stay off the kaya and the mushroom, pls o!

why do you think i would lie to you?

you will only be arrested if your satellite pictures cause the death of Nigerians

so you can still relax

nigeria govt can look for ways to arrest you. it is naija we are talking about.

what of somebody that loots?

JUO:

what of somebody that loots?

Receives a slap on d wrist, while the lesser of d two evil, receives a rope on d neck!

our sinators, our law breakers, our financial terrorists shld also okay death sentence for corrupt public office holders.
most of these law breakers kill more than terrorists.
our policticians are more deadly than our terrorists and as such deserves more deadly punishments than the terrorists.

As most people have observed on this thread, our sinnators are bunch of jokes.

Has it not occurred to them that most TERRORIST WANT TO DIE OR WILL BE DEAD IN THE ACT ANYWAY, maybe this is another Ken saro wiwa type of law in a democartic dispensation.

Time will tell! why NOT law on LOOT of national treasury with death penalty by stone or dragging through the street for nigerians to give them the beatings of their lives.

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what penalty is for corrupt leaders?