Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, Wednesday, called on Nigerians paying a ransom to secure freedom for their abducted loved ones to feel free to approach the courts to compel the federal government to refund same because, in his words, “the responsibility for protecting lives and properties lies squarely with the government.”

Falana disclosed this yesterday at the 18th Anti-Corruption Situation Room, ACSR, organized by the HEDA Resource Centre in partnership with the McArthur Foundation.

The senior advocate who was the keynote speaker at the event also flayed anti-graft agencies in the land for what he called the selective prosecution of corrupt cases; a development he stressed, makes winning the fight against corruption difficult.

Falana said: “If a family pays a ransom to secure freedom of their abducted ones; they should approach the courts and demand a refund of the amount paid because the primary responsibility of government is to secure the people.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/02/nigerians-free-to-sue-fg-for-refund-of-ransom-paid-to-kidnappers-%e2%80%95-falana/

Are you kidding me? you better don't waste your time.

Who will the government approach for the
refund of millions of dollars allegedly paid by government to release those kidnapped by bandits and terrorists?
Things are so bad that a state governor entered the jungle to negotiate with bandits. If care is not taken, we will start paying taxes to bandits to live in peace.
The security situation in Nigeria is getting worst everyday and the President who happened to be an Ex General is confused.! We are in trouble.

silly idea....

nigerians will only make a business out of it....

nigerian goverment seem to dont understand how nigerians are....

Seriously... I support this line of thought and action. For crying out loud we pay taxes, oil is mined and sold to run this friggin government yet their primary duty which is to secure life and property is left in the hands of the citizens.

That one fit only happen inside dream.
As for reality, maybe it will only happen in a life dat will never exist.

People go dey stage their own kidnapping everyday....na so 4 india,govt paid people to kill a specie of deadly snake...when they saw how they were making.they started rearing the snake at home and when the govt discovered it...dat payment thing ended..na so snake take full india today.

Brilliant idea.

And na Fg kidnapped them?

2023 presidency ambition Don dey make Mr Falana miss yarn these days

Hahahaha no be bubu again? Kwantinue

If we are as a people payment of ransom should be banned with hefty penalty for both payer and reciever

What is this charge and bail lawyer yapping....

For this obodo Nigeria ke! The person wey approach court for refund go old there.

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Are you kidney me

Storytellers.
These guys don see Nigerians finish.

A govt that can't protect it's citizens except for cows
A govt that can only impoverish
Is it the Govt that will pay refunds for ransoms?

Someone will just wake up in the morning and start talking trash thinking he is talking logic!

Which FG...... The same FG that is above the law.....

I laugh in German.
The same Nigeria you and hi are in or another Nigeria?

Another angle is some will arrange kidnapping runs and declare fictitious sums in the courts!

FG would just send DSS, repentant book haram or Fulani herdsmen to kidnap you again, since you don't want to have sense



.

Una dey find who una wan robe in.

Joke of the century.

People wen never pay workers salaries, naim wan pay claims?

I laugh in Swahili.

Yawn

He is correct, But will Buhari or cabal allow that ?

make we kukuma dey kidnap ourselves na to collect money from fg