Terrorism: Capital punishment is answer –Mark

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Legislature, National Politics, Senate Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja

Senate President David Mark yesterday reiterated the resolve of the Federal Government towards ending insurgency in the country and insisted that capital punishment is the antidote to the menace.
Addressing the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), who besieged his office to register their protest against the insurgency in the country, Senator Mark said the killings in the name of religion or expressing grievances was condemnable and unacceptable.
“My faith does not accept capital punishment, but as an individual I believe that if you kill, you should be killed as well.” Mark stated.
He told the aggrieved women: “We are as pained as you are; I think there is no one who is not feeling the pain. In those days, you can travel anytime, anywhere and any village you went to, you are always welcomed and secured.
“But, today, the reverse is the case. We must rise and collectively condemn this dastardly act in our society.”
The Senate President commended the military for their efforts so far but was quick to remind Nigerians of the need to be watchful and support the government in the quest to end the insurgency, adding that there was need to win the heart of all and sundry in curbing all forms of insecurity.
He assured FOMWAN of the National Assembly’s continued efforts to bring peace back to the nation, saying there was no day in the plenary when issues of peaceful co-existence of the citizens was not given prominent in the debate.
Earlier, leader of the delegation, Hajia Hadijat Suleiman, said FOWMAN decided to visit the National Assembly to express before the lawmakers, “the bleeding hearts of Nigerian women, the agonizing pain and feeling of despair which the woman folks have been made to face in recent times.”

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