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Senate Seeks Prosecution Of Boko Haram Sponsors

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The Senate has urged President Muhammad Buhari to speed up actions on the prosecution of sponsors of the Boko Haram sect.

The Senate Committee on Army made the request at a press conference it addressed shortly after the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, led other generals to defend the 2021 budget of the Army, behind closed doors on Wednesday.

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PUNCH reports that Chairman of the committee, Senator Ali Ndume, who spoke on behalf of his colleagues, urged the President to emulate the leadership of the United Arab Emirates which recently prosecuted and jailed some identified sponsors of the deadly sect.

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