FG okays life jail for terrorists, sponsors
By Ise Oluwa Ige & Lawani Mikairu with agency reports


ABUJA —Indications emerged, yesterday, that Federal Government might have parted ways with the Senate over its call on the United States of America to delete the name of Nigeria from the terror watch-list within seven days or incur a diplomatic row.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN) who gave the hint in Abuja, said the Federal Government was poised to embrace dialogue instead of confrontation. The occasion was a World Press Conference at the Conference Room of the Attorney-General’s chambers.  Meantime, a United States grand jury has indicted Umar Farouk Abdulmuttallab over a plot to blow up a plane on Christmas Day while it was also revealed that Abdulmuttallab was recruited in London by Al Qaeda.


FG makes U-turn
In revealing government’s latest decision to mellow, Chief Aondoakaa, however, s[b]aid the Federal Government was working closely with the National Assembly to ensure that a bill proposing life jail term for terrorists and their sponsors is passed without further delay. He said the bill was forwarded to the National Assembly in last October.[/b]
The attorney general who noted that the country was not just waking up on the global fight against terrorism because of the Muttallab’s issue, said: “it is pertinent to note that there are about 16 United Nations, UN, and African Union, AU, instruments on counter terrorism, all dealing with related issues ranging from money laundering, drug trafficking, crime to nuclear terrorism .
It is noteworthy that Nigeria has been able to sign and ratify nine of these. Nigeria is also considered to be at a good compliance level with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 of  2001, 1455 of 2003, 1526 of 2004 and 1822 of 2008 on issues related to counter terrorism.”
He said he had got the assurances of the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly to get the bill on terrorism passed into law as soon as they resume for the next legislative session, stressing: “We are not saying we are not in support of the seven day ultimatum by the Senate but we are dialoguing with the US. We are presenting our effort.



What we are doing is the issue of global fight. If it happens to a brother, a sister country, it is not something that you should have a quarrel with. It is something you should join hands together to create measures with which you combat it.
Friendly country
“This is so because, everyday, terrorists are getting new advanced methods and all countries in the world must join hands to think together to get new methods to deal with the situation. Our position is to deal with the US as a  friendly country, with mutual relationship, cooperate fully and take emergency measures in Nigeria that will complement measures being taken by them and globally.
We have taken steps to pre-empt any future occurrence of this situation in Nigeria and elsewhere. We have proposed a bill to the National Assembly which stipulates that if you conspire to commit an act of terrorism anywhere in the world, but you did not do it on Nigerian soil but the conspiracy took place in Nigeria or aspects of the conspiracy took place in Nigeria you go in for life. The bill before the National Assembly seeks to criminalize and punish all acts of terrorism, terrorists and their associates including their sponsors.


The bill clearly defines and prohibits all acts of terrorism and its support. It makes violation of provisions of the bill an offence and prescribes penalties for such violation. The bill further makes provision for listing and delisting, freezing of funds and financial assets of terrorist groups and prevention of their entry into or transit in Nigeria.”
He said: “We assure Nigerians that the issue of Nigeria being on the list of country of interest will be resolved. We will be transparent and by this mechanism, we will invite our colleagues from the United States. We are going to be very open and transparent in the investigation of this incident. I have assured my colleague, the Attorney-General of the United States that we will give full cooperation and all requests relating to investigation will be granted. We have nothing to hide.
We have visual information at the Murtala Muhammed airport which we expect our counterpart from the United States should come in and have physical inspection that our security agencies did what they were supposed to do.
“The young man came in, he was screened and it is on the visual information. He removed his shoes. He first came, he walked to the right, tried to go to the right screening machine, then suddenly changed his mind and came to the left, removed his shoes and entered. It is there. Our security agencies did all that was required under the law to ensure that Nigeria complied with international standard.
We feel that the long existing relationship between us and the United States will be mutually continued. I am very hopeful that with the fact and what we are placing before the United States government, they will rescind the decision. Nigeria is not a terrorist country. Nigeria will not and cannot be on a list of countries of interest because we have a track record of peace keeper.”


Money  Laundering Act
Aondoakaa who said that the Money Laundering Act 2004 would be amended to curtail terror financing, added that another law which, in his view, would check the incidence of terrorism was the Maritime Security Agency Bill which was also pending before the National Assembly.
He described the Bill as one of the President Umaru Yar’Adua’s commitment to meeting Nigeria’s international obligations as it relates to the war against terrorism. He also disclosed that henceforth, any person or group of persons involved in religious violence would be prosecuted, stressing: “The body of Attorneys-General at its meeting held in Jos, Plateau State resolved that religious based violence should no longer be tolerated in the country. Henceforth, commissioners of police have been instructed to ensure that all religious based violence are properly investigated and prosecuted.
To ensure that there are no hitches in the process, it was resolved that the AGF should give appropriate fiats to state Attorneys-General to prosecute federal offences committed within their jurisdiction. It is hoped that this will streamline the process and enable the prosecution of such offences to be conducted speedily.”


Farouk may get life jail
Umar Farouk Abdulmuttallab, 23, was indicted, Wednesday, by a grand jury on six counts arising from a botched Christmas Day plot to blow up an airliner packed with 290 passengers and crew as it approached Detroit, Michigan. The charges included attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction aboard a US plane. Attorney General Eric Holder said a “global” hunt was tracking those who helped the alleged bomber.
If convicted of trying to use a weapon of mass destruction, Abdulmuttallab faces life imprisonment. According to US Attorney General, Eric Holder in a statement, “This investigation is fast-paced, global and ongoing, and it has already yielded valuable intelligence that we will follow wherever it leads. Anyone we find responsible for this alleged attack will be brought to justice using every tool – military or judicial – available to our government.”



Al Qaeda ‘recruited Farouk in London’
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab charged with attempted murder over the alleged Christmas Day plot was recruited by al Qaeda in London, according to reports. Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, 23, has been charged with attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction after allegedly trying to blow up a plane. Yemen deputy prime minister had acknowledged that Muttallab had been in his country.


But he said Muttallab had been recruited by al Qaeda in London, adding that he had been equipped and trained in Nigeria. On Thursday, Yemen’s deputy prime minister for defence and security affairs, Rashad al-Aleemi, revealed that Abdulmutallab had met with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi
However, senior Home Office officials have denied that Muttallab was recruited by al Qaeda in the UK, saying they think he was recruited and radicalised abroad. “The Nigerian hid in Shabwa area in Wadi Rafadh (east of Sanaa) where he met Awlaqi and Mohammad Omair, who was killed in the air raid on Wadi Rafadh,” the minister said.

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ohhh whos that fine soyoyo baby with the purple wrapper on her head?

Not life death ohhh sounds better just as they said death for kidnappers death for terrorist also. All mallams teaching hate at quranic schools infact shut them down an install REAL schools.

sjeezy8:

ohhh whos that fine soyoyo baby with the purple wrapper on her head?

Not life death ohhh sounds better just as they said death for kidnappers death for terrorist also. All mallams teaching hate at quranic schools infact shut them down an install REAL schools.

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

sjeezy8:

ohhh whos that fine soyoyo baby with the purple wrapper on her head?

Not life death ohhh sounds better just as they said death for kidnappers death for terrorist also. All mallams teaching hate at quranic schools infact shut them down an install REAL schools.

She is Amina Ibrahim Special assistant to Mr President on MDGs
I lilke her english its so nice,you need to hear it oo

Why is she finer than Iyabo Obasanjo? Is it because she is biracial?. Nigerians and inferiority complex.

umm didnt know she was biracial looked fulani to me

Fulanis are not 100% negroes.

All Islamic schools should be shut.

All Alfas and Mallams who teach extremism and terror should be arrested, hanged and their dead body shot

Schools in the North should be developed and anyone that burns down schools in protest against "western education" should be arrested and jailed till the sun turns green 

Sharia laws must be banned immediately, and the past governors of the nothern states who have contributed little or nothing towards development should be arrested and shot in the head

Any group that protest any of these laws is capable of terror and therefore each member of such groups must be arrested 

Bigger Prisons should be built effective immediately

Schools should be made to include motivational talks in their curriculum

Army battalions should be posted to each Northern state to monitor development

Sharia laws must be banned immediately, and the past governors of the nothern states who have contributed little or nothing towards development should be arrested and shot in the head

Gbam

Nigerians and Americans should wait for implementation. Nigeria is very good in making policies - little or no implementation.

netpro:

Nigerians and Americans should wait for implementation. Nigeria is very good in making policies - little or no implementation.

Let them show some sense of responsibility first. Implementation is another story.

I think fg is just waking up to his responsibilities.this is long overdue

@violent
your solutions are kinda violent.in as much as fg wants to fight terrorism,i think applying the relevant laws to check any excess must be put in place.if not there will be a problem in the long run,

the thing with Nigeria is always implentation. The rule of law is constantly stepped on by these politicians. I will only be impressed if the law is passed and then big named people who have been instrumental in causing religious uprising in north to be actually prosecuted and jailed.

Until something meaningful occurs b/c of the bill, its rubbish. Those hooligans are just doing this b/c they think it will get them off the U.S. black-list. Even after all this, I bet they will remain on that list. It will then be interesting to see what they will do next.

If they were serious, they would actually begin seriously prosecuting all those looting money in the country because that would allow for good-willed people to begin governing the country.

violent:

All Islamic schools should be shut.

All Alfas and Mallams who teach extremism and terror should be arrested, hanged and their dead body shot

Schools in the North should be developed and anyone that burns down schools in protest against "western education" should be arrested and jailed till the sun turns green 

Sharia laws must be banned immediately, and the past governors of the nothern states who have contributed little or nothing towards development should be arrested and shot in the head

Any group that protest any of these laws is capable of terror and therefore each member of such groups must be arrested 

Bigger Prisons should be built effective immediately

Schools should be made to include motivational talks in their curriculum

Army battalions should be posted to each Northern state to monitor development

SECONDED

~Bluetooth:

I think fg is just waking up to his responsibilities.this is long overdue

@violent
your solutions are kinda violent.in as much as fg wants to fight terrorism,i think applying the relevant laws to check any excess must be put in place.if not there will be a problem in the long run,

Yes i agree with you.

I will however want to point out that time has proven that Nigerians don't need more laws, we need more scapegoats!

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violent:

All Islamic schools should be shut.

All Alfas and Mallams who teach extremism and terror should be arrested, hanged and their dead body shot

Lol why would anyone shoot a dead body? I know what you meant tho, it just looks funny