The federal government of Nigeria has officially declared two bandits’ groups as terrorists.
The Attorney General to the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami announced this declaration in a government gazette.
The declaration reads “Notice is hereby given that by the Order of the Federal High Court Abuja, in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1370/2021 dated 25th November 2021 as per the schedule to this Notice, the Activities of Yan Bindiga Group, Yan Ta’adda Group and other similar groups in Nigeria are declared to be terrorism and illegal in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North-Central Regions of Nigeria and are proscribed, pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011”.
It added “Consequently the general public is hereby warned that any person or group of persons participating in any manner whatsoever in any form of activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intentions or otherwise of the groups referred to in paragraph 1 of this Notice will be violating the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 and liable to prosecution”.
This move, however, comes after a ruling of the Federal High Court in Abuja last November for the government to declare the activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups as acts of terrorism.
