Prosecute sponsors of terrorism –Group

The Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to prosecute those behind the violent attacks across the country.
The group expressed concern that despite promises by President Goodluck Jonathan to publish their names, nothing has been done.
HURIWA said in a statement on Thursday, “We are unhappy about the failure to name, shame and prosecute key sponsors of the bomb attacks that have resulted in the violent deaths of several thousands of Nigerians.
“The anti-terrorism approach of the government lacks consistency, focus and determination to tackle the bloodshed given the fact that the government opposed the classification of the (Boko Haram) terrorists by the United States Government as a foreign terrorist organisation.”
The statement signed by HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, and National Media Affairs Director, Zainab Yusuf, added that efforts to tackle the spread of terrorism in the country would continue to fail as far as the government remains reluctant to expose the sponsors.
The group stated its support for the clamour for the creation of special anti-terrorism courts to speed up the trial of terror suspects.
HURIWA urged the Federal Government to be decisive and focused in the ongoing anti-terrorism war to prevent full-blown anarchy.
“In the spirit of accountability and transparency, President Jonathan must expose the sponsors and charge them before competent courts,” it said.
According to HURIWA, if the Nigerian government could oppose the tagging of terrorists in the North, it should not have any justification for sending troops to Mali to stop the spread of terrorism in West Africa.