The Congressfor Equality and Change(CEC) led by elder statesman, Chief (Dr.) Edwin Clark, has demanded the establishment of special courts “for the speedy prosecution of terrorists and their sponsors to serve as a deterrent to others.”

It made the call in a communique issued at theend of an emergency meeting held Tuesday in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

News Express learnt that thewell-attendedmeeting wasconvened at the instance of Clark, the CEC National Leader,to review contemporary national issues.

The communiqué signed by Clark and CEC ‹‹‹‹‹‹National Chairman, Sen.EmehEbute, said that the Congress considered the security situationin the country,which it described as “detrimental to national development,” examined the various efforts by government in this regard and concluded that more needed to be done “in the content and details of operation.”

Security, according to the CEC, “should be all-embracing; covering the entire components of the country and all its citizenswherever they may be.”

The group re-iterated its “unflinching support” for President President Goodluck Jonathan and empathisedwith the victims of the various acts of violence and carnage that have occurred across the country in recent times.

It advised thatthe proposed amnesty for Boko Haram Islamic insurgents “should not be left in the realm of speculationand or ambiguity but, rather,deliberate steps should be taken to ensure that it does notconstitute anincentive for unpatriotic elements or groups to cash on to perpetuate criminality andseek refuge in amnesty.”

CEC called for a wider stakeholder consultation in arriving at the modalities expected to articulate the necessary preconditions to grant amnesty. It also called on security agents to ensure the speedy identification, arrest and prosecution of sponsors ofterrorist acts.

The group at the same time called on the National Assembly tohasten the passage of the Anti-Terrorism Bill.

It commended Nigerians nationwide for theirforebearanceand appealed to them “to continueto be supportive of the FederalGovernment’s plans to maintain the peace and stability” of the country.

•Photo shows CEC National Leader, Edwin Clark.