Uthman Abubakar
The United Nations Children’s Fund has urged the federal and state governments to strengthen their judicial systems to ensure proper prosecution of bandits for the various crimes committed and which are before the courts of law.
UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, made the appeal while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, Friday, in preparation for the commemoration of World Humanitarian Day, meant to be commemorated on Saturday, August 19.
She lamented the absence of proper prosecution and punishment for bandits, for the various crimes they perpetrate against humanity.
“It scares me that bandits are not taken to courts even though they have been assaulting and killing children and women; abducting and raping etc.
“It scares me that no laws are applied to prosecute and punish them. If there is any legal process, I think there is a need for proper punishment for these people legally.
“We have international laws and also a legal system. Of course, Nigeria has its national laws and these laws have to be applied to prosecute and punish bandits,” she said.
Munduate faulted the method of relocation of IDPs to their ancestral communities, which she noted has still not ended the problems of the majority of the relocated IDPs.
She suggested that the relocation should be a better-planned process that enables the relocated IDPs to properly rebuild their lives economically.
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