Legal luminary Femi Falana has warned federal and state governments against negotiating with and rewarding terrorists, describing the practice as illegal.
He stated this while delivering the keynote address at the Amnesty International Second Annual General Meeting in Abuja on June 13, 2026.
Falana said it is public knowledge that officials of the Federal Government and some state governments have been holding meetings and negotiating with terrorists and bandits. This, he noted, has led to thousands of ‘repentant’ criminals being forgiven and given cash gifts of undisclosed sums.
Asserting that the “satanic Boko Haram sect and similar bodies have been proscribed” under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, Falana insisted that “their members and allies shall be prosecuted and not pampered and forgiven by the Nigerian State.”
Citing Section 22 of the Act, he warned that anyone who arranges, attends, or provides logistics for meetings connected with terrorism commits an offence punishable by at least 20 years imprisonment. “The law is clear,” Falana said. “Terrorists must face prosecution, not presidential pardon.”
Govt Must Stop Negotiating with Terrorists, Prosecute Them Instead ~ Falana
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