The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called for the immediate trial and prosecution of terrorism financiers in the country.
NBA President Afam Osigwe made the call on Wednesday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.
“I take that with a pinch of salt. If we have them, we prosecute them. And you may wonder why I also take them with a pinch of salt.
“There’s one name that kept occurring on that list. I knew that my office, and I personally, were involved in the trial of that person, and he was acquitted, yet his name keeps appearing. So it also makes me wonder whether there may not be some innocent persons whose names keep appearing there.
“But the bottom line is, if there are persons identified as financiers of terrorist activities, and we have credible evidence linking them to that, then they should be brought to stand trial. If the government has enough evidence to prove their guilt, they should establish it, then they can defend themselves, and a court will decide.
“But just keep dropping names of terrorism financiers and warning them without any action being taken, it makes you wonder whether it’s not just about throwing up people’s names,” he said.