The Senate on Wednesday urged the President Muhammad Buhari to expedite actions on the prosecution of sponsors of the Boko Haram sect.

The Senate Committee on Army made the request during press conference it addressed shortly after the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, led other generals to defend the 2021 budget of the Army, behind closed doors

Speaking on behalf of the other colleagues, Senator Ali Ndume, Chairman of the committee said Buhari should emulate the leadership of the United Arab Emirates which recently prosecuted and jailed some identified sponsors of the deadly sect.

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