Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Nigerian Government in breach of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)

by Eze Eluchie

By admitting that Boko Haram terrorist elements populate his administration and neglecting to do anything to expose such characters, prosecute them or prevent further commission of terrorist activities by the said terror organization and their offshoot, the Goodluck Jonathan administration is actively in breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001).

Article 2 a-g of the Resolution 1373 provides as follows:
States shall:
“(a)  Refrain from providing any form of support, active or passive, to entities or persons involved in terrorist acts, including by suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist groups and eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists;

“(b) Take the necessary steps to prevent the commission of terrorist acts, including by provision of early warning to other States by exchange of information;

“(c)  Deny safe haven to those who finance, plan, support, or commit terrorist acts, or provide safe havens;

“(d) Prevent those who finance, plan, facilitate or commit terrorist acts from using their respective territories for those purposes against other States or their citizens;

“(e) Ensure that any person who participates in the financing, planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts is brought to justice and ensure that, in addition to any other measures against them, such terrorist acts are established as serious criminal offences in domestic laws and regulations and that the punishment duly reflects the seriousness of such terrorist acts;

“(f)  Afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal investigations or criminal proceedings relating to the financing or support of terrorist acts, including assistance in obtaining evidence in their possession necessary for the proceedings;

“(g)  Prevent the movement of terrorists or terrorist groups by effective border controls and controls on issuance of identity papers and travel documents, and through measures for preventing counterfeiting, forgery or fraudulent use of identity papers and travel documents;

Goodluck Jonathan, Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and other principal elements in the present administration, you’ve got to watch it. The path your administration is threading will land you guys in places where you will not be able to meet ‘judges’ at the wee hours of the night and strike deals or easily arrange for ‘State Pardons’.


http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/sc7158.doc.htm

Picture: Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Mohammed Sambo.


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