Beijing Law Review, 2023, 14, 300-323 https://www.scirp.org/journal/blr ISSN Online: 2159-4635 ISSN Print: 2159-4627 DOI: 10.4236/blr.2023.141017 Mar. 24, 2023 300 Beijing Law Review The Effective Prosecution of the Crime of Terrorism and Terrorism Related Offences in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects Nasiru Tijani Nigerian Law School, Lagos, Nigeria Abstract The courts play a crucial role in the fight against terrorism and terrorism fi- nancing. Terrorists when arrested are usually brought before a court of law to determine their guilt or innocence, pursuant to section 36 (5), Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). The section provides that every person who is charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed inno- cent until he is proved guilty. The Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, created terrorism offences, but is, silent on the mode of prosecu- tion. Against this backdrop is the constitutional safeguard in prosecuting suspects within the confines of the rule of law. The paper seeks to unravel the challenges to effective prosecution of terrorism cases and legal provisions to aid accelerated prosecution of such cases. Why are there low rate of prosecu- tion in Nigeria? The author therefore argues that it is a huge task in the light of prosecutorial duties and challenges in the prosecution of various aspects of terrorism, terrorism financing and related offences such as money laundering in a complex society such as Nigeria. The possibility of trial of terrorist in the International Criminal Court is examined because of the extra territorial na- ture of terrorism offences. The paper maintains that there are guiding regula- tions that should assist the prosecutor in the effective prosecution of terror- ism offences. Keywords Terrorism, Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering, Prosecution, Prosecutors 1. Introduction Modern day concept of terrorism was unknown to Nigeria. However, there were How to cite this paper: Tijani, N. (2023). The Effective Prosecution of the Crime of Terrorism and Terrorism Related Offences in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects. Bei- jing Law Review, 14, 300-323. https://doi.org/10.4236/blr.2023.141017 Received: November 13, 2022 Accepted: March 21, 2023 Published: March 24, 2023 Copyright © 2023 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access