YPP urges FG to unmask terror financiers, backs state police

The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has called on Nigeria's Federal Government to unmask and prosecute those financing terrorism, asserting that insecurity will persist without addressing the sponsors of violent groups. The party also reiterated its support for state police, arguing that decentralization would enhance local security efforts.

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The oxygen sustaining terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria remains the network of individuals and organisations that fund these criminal enterprises.

YPP National Chairman Bishop Amakiri, speaking at a press conference in Abuja, criticized successive administrations for failing to effectively tackle insecurity. He stated the current government has not shown sufficient political will to end terrorism and insurgency. Amakiri expressed concern over the continuous rehabilitation of repentant terrorists under Operation Safe Corridor while victims remain in displacement camps, a situation he believes undermines public confidence.

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Despite repeated revelations and intelligence reports, including efforts by foreign governments to expose such individuals, the government has failed to demonstrate the political will necessary to identify, prosecute and punish those responsible.

Amakiri highlighted that despite an estimated 25 trillion naira spent on defense and security over the past decade, this expenditure has not improved military welfare or significantly reduced terrorist activities. "The oxygen sustaining terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria remains the network of individuals and organisations that fund these criminal enterprises," he stated. He pointed to the continued captivity of students and teachers in Oyo and Borno states, nearly a month after their abduction, as evidence of the government's lack of urgency.

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We urge the Federal Government to eliminate the oxygen sustaining terrorism and insurgency. Terrorism financiers must be identified, arrested, prosecuted speedily and subjected to the full weight of the law.

The YPP chairman urged the government to swiftly identify, arrest, and prosecute terror financiers. He also called on the National Assembly to implement stricter oversight and accountability for defense spending and demanded a comprehensive investigation into past defense expenditures to bring any misappropriation of funds to justice. "We urge the Federal Government to eliminate the oxygen sustaining terrorism and insurgency," Amakiri concluded.

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We also urge the National Assembly to subject Defence spending to strict oversight and accountability. Past defence expenditures should be comprehensively investigated to ensure that those responsible for misappropriation of funds are brought to justice.