Inspector-General
of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, said, yesterday, that detained Boko Haram
members would not be put on trial until the anti-terrorism bill was
passed into law by the National Assembly.
He
also directed increased patrols and protection of worship centres
across the country by AIGs and commissioners of police, especially in
the North-West and North-East zones, as the Yuletide approaches.
He warned that attacks on churches and religious places will not be tolerated.
Answering
a question as to why suspects of the sect were put in detention without
trial, the IG said: “We cannot arraign them before any court until the
anti-terrorism bill is passed.
“We
want it passed because it will reduce the cases that have been pending
and the number of detainees for terrorism crimes that we have.”
He said passage of the bill will enable quick prosecution of Boko Haram suspects.
He
said: “It is a fact that we have improved security in many states of
the federation. But states in the North-East, comprising Yobe, Borno,
Bauchi and Adamawa, have serious security challenges.
“The
states in the North-West, such as Zamfara, Kaduna and recently, Taraba,
are giving us problems. All CPs are putting in their best.”
He
said sanctions will be visited on Command CPs that failed to rise to
the occasion in the fight against crime, robbery attacks and insecurity
in their states.
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