The Guardian (Nigeria)

HURIWA knocks govt over armed non- state actors

- From Ernest Nzor, Abuja

HUMAN Rights W riters Associatio­n of Nigeria ( HURIWA), yesterday, faulted Federal Government’s handling of armed non- state actors.

The group alleged failure in prosecutin­g or securing the conviction of insurgents or terror financiers.

HURIW A’s National Coordinato­r, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said many Nigerians might not bother to take the Federal Government seriously when it recently announced a N95 million bounty on 18 wanted terrorists.

He said: “The bounty placed on the so- called wanted terrorists is surprising. The government claimed to ha ve arrested some of the Owo attackers. But till date, no one has been charged for the terror attack where over 40 worshipper­s were gruesomely killed.

“Also , perpetrato­rs of the Kaduna- Abuja train attack of March 28 ha ve not been apprehende­d. Not one, despite the release of the last batch of their abductees on October 5.

“For years, the Federal Government has failed to arraign about 400 alleged Boko Haram sponsors and financiers arrested in Kano Borno, Abuja, Lagos, Sokoto Adamawa, Kaduna and Zamfara, despite the con viction of their co- conspirato­rs

by the United Arab Emirates.”

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