FG, STATES AGREE ON SPECIAL COURTS FOR HATE SPEECH, TERRORISM
source : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/08/fg-states-agree-on-special-courts-for.html

The Federal and state governments have agreed to designate special courts for the purposes of prosecuting purveyors of hate speeches as well as suspected terrorists and kidnappers.



Eyes Of Lagos gathered, According to a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the decision was reached at a one-day National Security Retreat organised by the National Economic Council on Thursday.

The council which is chaired by the Vice President has the 36 states governors, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria as members.

Akande said the retreat discussed concerns about the delay in the nation’s criminal justice system and NEC members concluded that prompt action by law enforcement agencies was imperative.

In arriving at special courts for purveyors of hate speeches as well as suspected terrorists and kidnappers, he said it was resolved that the Federal Government would help states to develop a template for such courts.

He said, “NEC members urged prompt action in the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of terrorist acts, kidnapping and purveyors of hate speeches.

“To facilitate this, the designation of special courts was also advocated and the consensus was that judicial and executive arms of the Federal and state governments will be working together to establish such courts.

“The Federal Government will also be helping states develop a template on how such special courts would be established and managed.”

Tor

There should be no sacred cows

Dictatorship is crawling in slowly

Law and order

For the poor and helpless people, the rich are above the law...

Thunder fire all of them. They can easily agree on that, but won't agree on restructuring or biafra.

hollywater:
Thunder fire all of them. They can easily agree on that, but won't agree on restructuring or biafra.

Hahahahaha

If this news is true,i will personally track many nairalander and send them to prison especially the igbos

We only ask fairness and justice in the said template, the shld not politicize it

It's a good development. I believe APC pillars have now learnt that what goes around comes around. They mounted the power seat & took over government from clueless Jonathan with hate speeches and propaganda. There's nothing to gain from hate speeches, it only builds spirit of hatred in us, against one another.

the rate at wich fake fake news flies is disturbin..

do u mean to tel me dat since thursday, that no newspaper saw it fit to carry this news??

also they av not established a special court for corruption, its now special court for hate speech even wen the hate speech has not been signed into law??

my peopl pls dont believe everynews by dis blogs..think and reason