Nigeria: Don't Enact Law On Religious Extremism, National Assembly Urged

31 January 2013

Kaduna — The Terrorism Prevention Act, 2011 should be repealed and the National Assembly should abandon the idea of enacting a law on religious extremism, Barrister Aliyu Umaru has said.

In a-24 page memorandum to the National Assembly, he said there are enough laws to take care of security and other challenges facing the country. He urged the National Assembly to ensure that the Nigeria police force is adequately funded and properly organised for its men to discharge their constitutional responsibilities of maintaining law and order.

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