NIGERIA MOVES TOWARD TOUGHER ANTI-TERROR MEASURES AS DEFENCE MINISTER REJECTS RANSOM DEALS, LAWMAKERS PUSH DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS

Nigeria strengthens anti-terror laws and rejects ransom deals

Nigeria’s incoming Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has taken a hard stance on insecurity, insisting that governments must completely abandon ransom payments and any form of negotiation with terrorist groups. During his Senate screening, he warned that these practices only fuel more violence by giving criminal networks the financial room to reorganize and strike […]