An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has demanded the death penalty for anyone found guilty of terrorism in any part of Nigeria.
MURIC maintained that anyone found guilty of active participation in terrorism in any part of Nigeria should be executed within seven days of judgment.
The organisation advised the Federal Government to put all legal instruments in place in order to achieve the aim.
MURIC made the demand in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The reports said that two terrorists – Abubakar Abba and Mahmud Usman – were sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Abuja Federal High Court on Monday.
But, Akintola in his reaction, described the judgement as too lenient.
In a statement made available to Newsmen on Wednesday, the MURIC leader described terrorists are hardened and merciless criminals.
He maintained that terrorists should be eliminated with immediate effect.
Akintola in the statement explained that it is dangerous to keep terrorists with other inmates in correctional facilities.
On behalf of MURIC, Akintola demanded death penalty for any terrorist found guilty of active participation in terror attacks.
He added that in view of the tendency of terrorists to plan attacks from correctional facilities, MURIC demands that terrorists sentenced to death must be executed within seven days of the judgement.
Akintola in the statement said, “We therefore demand the death penalty for any terrorist found guilty of active participation in terror attacks.”
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