The House of Representatives has passed for third reading a bill for an act to repeal the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2011 and the terrorism...
The House of Representatives has passed for third reading a
bill for an act to repeal the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2011 and the terrorism
prevention Amendment Act, 2013.
Sponsored by the executive, the Bill which was passed by the
House during plenary on Wednesday in Abuja also sought to enact the terrorism
prohibition and prevention bill 2022.
The terrorism prevention bill will provide an effective,
unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the
detection, prevention, prohibition, prosecution and punishment of acts of
terrorism.
It would also see to terrorism financing, proliferation and
financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Nigeria.
If assented to by the president, the bill would also
establish the special control unit under the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
The House also passed a bill for an act to provide a
framework for the support, management and protection of witnesses who provide
information, and evidence.
A bill for an act to repeal the Public Complaints Commission
Act, 2004 and enact the Public Complaints Commission Bill, 2022, also passed
for third reading.
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