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Information Minister Restates FG Commitment in Tackling Crime

The Federal Government has said it is set to prosecute 400 suspects who were arrested for allegedly funding terrorism in the country.

This was revealed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday during a press conference in Lagos.

Mohammed also restated Buhari’s commitment to tackling the menace of insurgency, banditry, and other security threats across the country.

“The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has announced that the Federal Government is set to prosecute 400 suspects arrested for allegedly funding terrorism,” he said.

“This is unprecedented and its a testament to the government’s determination to decisively tackle terrorism and other violent crimes.”

The Minister also called on Nigerians to support security agencies, who face the added task of having to watch their backs while working to protect others.

He described attacks on security formations as a declaration of war against the country and condemned the assault on security operatives.

He noted that: “While the government continues with these efforts to restore peace and security continues, I want to appeal to all of us to play our part in lowering the palpable tension in lowering the palpable tension in the polity as a result of the security challenges. The first step is to tone down the rhetoric.

“Now, there is a growing dangerous trend which I will like to comment on. It is the practice of launching deadly attacks against the nation’s security personnel. Soldiers as well as police, customs, and other security agents have been killed and maimed in some parts of the country in this growing trend of targeting security forces.

“I want to say, unequivocally, that any attack on our security men and women is an attack on the state and a declaration of war against the nation.It follows, therefore, that this will be countered with overwhelming force.”

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