An Assessment of the Nigerian Terrorism Prevention Act and its Impact on National Security
Terrorism is the use of violent acts to frighten a target person or persons in a given area as a means of trying to achieve a political goal. Its notoriety is known nationally and internationally. This paper,using doctrinaire approach,x-rays some provisions of the Anti- Terrorism Act 2013, (as amended) concerning issues on human right, jurisdiction, arrest, terrorist funding. This is with a view to finding a better way of ensuring minimal impact of terrorist acts on the nation and checkmating international terrorism.
