The House of Representatives has joined the Senate in urging the Federal Government to discontinue the rehabilitation and reintegration of repentant terrorists, kidnappers and bandits, insisting that the policy weakens efforts to tackle insecurity and encourages criminality.
Gatekeepers News reports that the resolution was adopted during Wednesday’s plenary following a motion sponsored by Ademorin Kuye, who called for stronger measures to dismantle the financial networks sustaining terrorism and kidnapping.
Lawmakers argued that individuals involved in terrorism and other violent crimes should be prosecuted in accordance with the law rather than rehabilitated and returned to society.
They maintained that the current approach has failed to reassure victims and has continued to generate widespread public concern over national security.
The House also called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts to identify and block sources of funding for terrorist groups, kidnappers and bandits.
It urged security and financial intelligence agencies to strengthen collaboration in tracing illicit financial flows, monitoring suspicious transactions and dismantling criminal financing networks across the country.
The resolution comes a day after the Senate adopted a similar position, asking the Federal Government to halt the rehabilitation and reintegration programme for repentant terrorists and instead ensure that those responsible for acts of terrorism are arrested and prosecuted.
Both chambers have expressed concern over the worsening security situation and called for tougher measures to combat terrorism, banditry and kidnapping nationwide.
