The Country Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, has urged the Federal Government to apply relevant laws to prosecute bandits for their atrocities committed against humanity.
According to The PUNCH, Cristian made the call during a press briefing preparatory to the commemoration of World Humanitarian Day in Maiduguri on Friday.
Munduate 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,” she lamented.
“It scares me that no laws are applied to prosecute and punish them,” the UNICEF Representative continued, urging, “If there is any legal process, I think there is a need for proper punishment for these people legally.”
She said, “We have international laws and also a legal system,” adding, “Of course, the country (Nigeria) has its national laws and these laws have to be applied to prosecute and punish bandits.”
She suggested that the relocation should be a better-planned process that enables the relocated IDPs to properly rebuild their lives economically.
