MURIC wants special prisons, courts for corrupt Nigerians
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Sep 08, 2020
The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) an NGO, has called for the establishment of special courts to try corruption cases in Nigeria and special prisons for convicts.
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It also wants the convicted corrupt Nigerians to be chained 24/7 in prison.
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The Director of the group, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the call on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja.
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Akintola said, the call became necessary considering the dangers that corruption posess to the peace, development and security of the nation.
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"Although the war against corruption has registered some significant victory in some areas, it is very glaring that many cases are being delayed in courts courtesy of legal technicalities.
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ÔÇØ Many individuals are hiding under the provision of some legal clauses to delay, frustrate their trial and subsequently escape justice.
"Special courts will remove such obstacles and ensure that cases are speedily and efficiently disposedÔÇØ he said.
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Akintola also reiterated the need for National Assembly to ensure that the establishment of Special courts became a reality.
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Akintola said, those who rob the poor citizens of the opportunity to have access to life more abundant do not deserve to roam freely on the streets.
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"A special prison should be constructed for those who steal pensioners money. The inmates of this jail should be in chains 24-7.
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ÔÇØ Rapists should be castrated while kidnappers should be given long jail terms and this reclassification of punishments will deter criminally-minded NigeriansÔÇØ Akintola said.
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He commended the giant stride of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration over the ongoing infrastructural development across the country.
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"The infrastructure development which we see in various places have been made possible by the fact that Nigeria now has an incorruptible leader.
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ÔÇØ We would not have been talking of any Abuja metro line, any Mambilla Hydropower project of 3050 megawatts forty years after it was abandoned, talk more of Itakpe-Warri-Ajaokuta standard gauge rail line abandoned since 1987, and the Second Niger BridgeÔÇØhe said.
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ÔÇØ We will continue to support the war against corruption because we know that the latter is the bane of development in this countryÔÇØ he said.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the Special Crimes Bill 2016 to the legislature in 2016 as part of his anti-corruption policy.
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NAN reports that the bill was drafted by the Prof. Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption.
The proposed court will exclusively handle corruption cases and other cases including narcotic, human trafficking, kidnapping, cyber-crime, money laundering and other related offences.
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The offences under the existing legal framework are still being prosecuted by the some law enforcement agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission before the Federal High Courts and State High Courts.
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The intention of the bill, the executive said, is to ensure speedy trials of the offences - as indicated in its title which reads - "An Act to provide for the establishment of a Special Crimes Court as a superior court of record to allow for speedy trials of certain offences, including economic and financial crimes, terrorism, money laundering and corruption offences and for related mattersÔÇØ.
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