₦airaland Forum

Adeboye80:
. Say FG's drastic actions suggest issue is political, beyond corruption

. Alert FG, public to imminent threats to ex-Gov's life

. Describe issue of evading arrest as deliberate misinformation

. Issuing military action threat by EFCC anti-democratic, violation of courtroom sanctity

Hundreds of human rights activists, on Saturday, hit the streets of Lagos to condemn what they described as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's antidemocratic approaches to issues of law enforcement as well as unjust application of state power by the Federal Government.

The Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations, numbering over 120, along with a huge crowd of members and supporters, stressed that the actions of the Federal Government in the ongoing face-off between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, which took an ugly dimension during the week, suggested that the bone of contention was beyond the EFCC exercising its constitutional responsibility.

According to them, from the facts and documents obtained on the matter, the EFCC never sent a letter of invitation to ex-Gov Bello.

The issue of evading arrest, they said, did not therefore exist.

"Someone who was never invited, who has a valid court order restraining his arrest and harassment, among other reliefs, until the determination of the court case, could not be said to be evading arrest. It is deliberate misinformation to turn the public against the Governor," they said.

The anti-corruption activists and human rights crusaders, specifically condemned the military action threat by an EFCC lawyer, saying that, issuing "such a threat before a judge and inside a court was a violation of the sanctity of the courtroom."

The Chairman of the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, Debo Adeniran, who led other activists during the protest on Saturday, noted that the ongoing disregard for the rule of law was not only about Yahaya Bello.

"We don't know who the next victim will be," he said.

"If the FG continues in its iniquitous way of trampling on the rule of law by undermining our judicial system, we will mobilise a much larger number of Nigerians to join this pro-democracy struggle. It concerns all Nigerians because we don't know who the next victim may be," Adeniran said.

He called on the Federal Government to first obey all the court orders preceding their own actions in court and then go ahead to vacate them through due processes of law.

"There is no point in endangering anyone's life unnecessarily because that's the situation we believe that Yahaya Bello is in now. If the government doesn't handle this matter carefully, it may shoot itself on the foot and put all Nigerians in collective injury," the activists said.

The activists warned that Government should not instigate anarchy, insisting that democracy is governed by the rule of law and not the rule of force.

They pointed out that some of them had been in the trenches for over four decades without comprising their stand on justice.

"Thirty-one years ago when we organized to confront the military for the annulment of the June 12 election by General Ibrahim Babangida's junta, it was for the cause of justice.

"Nobody paid us a dime to organize the anti-SAP protests of 1989 that nearly shut down the entire country.

"We have organised or participated in many altruistic struggles. In the course of these selfless struggles, many of us were jailed, many were maimed, a lot lost their lives on the battlefield of the fight for justice. But we have remained undettered till date. Ours is thankless sacrifice for humanity. But we are not complaining.

"We have been on the side of the EFCC in many cases without gratification or prompting. But on this case, we insist that the EFCC is disregarding the rule of law and creating room for anarchy. And this must not be allowed to stand," they stated.

The anti-graft CSOs stated, "Our intervention today is to ensure that each side in the ongoing but avoidable tension between the Federal Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the immediate former Governor of Kogi State gets the justice that is deserved - both the agency and the suspect.

"We feel that it was totally unnecessary to threaten military action in a civil case because it may escalate beyond proportions and cause devastating even if unintended consequences as being suggested by the EFCC through their lawyer.

"We are hearing now that some citizens of Kogi State are already saying that the FG would be held responsible if anything untoward happens to their former Governor."

"If the FG insists on inviting the military to intervene in a civil case involving a citizen, it is better they return power to the military so that we know that we are back to ground zero. It is now very clear to all Nigerians that this Yahaya Bello's saga is far from being about corruption. Come to think of it, how do you accuse a man of stealing an amount that the combined total of its IGR and Federal allocation for two years is not even up to? Why is the FG fishing for chicken inside a river? It doesn't live there," one of Nigeria's lead activists, Gbenga Soloki, said.

"If anyone doubts our determination to continue fighting for justice on this matter, they should wake up and smell the coffee. We will not relent and neither will we retreat until justice is not only done but seen in this Yahaya Bello's case. We won't stop," a spokesperson for the Coalition of Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations Olufemi Lawson, added.

I no understand this edited picture honestly

EreluRoz:
I don't think so but they share some similarities

yeah because Islam is pure fake they believe to fake and lies so that others will follow them

Honestly I'm now seeing this man as a foool... how an evil Islam and good Christianity the same? People that always believe to lie all time time just to strengthen Islam... how about Muhammad that rape his son's wife and even married his cousin sister and did worst of evil that no man on earth can ever do 10% of it and people believed him upon all the people he and his men killed only rape and take their wives... till date no one on earth can list out one good thing about Islam or Muhammad.

Lol, things dey happen oooh

If they were so small why would you take so long to find out what happened ?

crackhouse:
Truth is coming out gradually.

honestly... but some evil people here will still have one stupid reason not to believe...

Asswipemod:
Fulani and lies. The governor called you in January. Funded you in January. Gathered men for you in January. Sowed thousands of Uniforms for you in January. Haba! Even Amatekun that was established by SW governors didn't achieve that within a month.

so at your age you still don't understand how illegal things work.

Nobody wants to focus on the truth anymore....

One or two honestly

They must be yorubas because na only them fit contribute and pay for a room only to sleep with one girl for group sex

StOla:
He was right that what?

Please complete your submission.

Nigerians lack reading and comprehension skills, that is why many never pass IELTS until after many attempts.

Many would not even read the news beyond the headlines and conclude based on their ignorance.

you're the worst foool on earth

I no come understand wetin dey happen for this Nigeria again, no video interviews. Honestly those guys fit be people wey dey try protect their land from fulanis. Ask your self these questions Those bandit wey dey kidnap openly why them no dey get information or arrest them. And why is it that when ever bandit kidnap and after ransom the Nigerian army go found and locates where the victims were

Racoon:
What foolish talk. Be proud of your identity and roots girl. Even me who is not Yoruba is proud of the language.

can anyone speak yoruba language without dropping out spit like an ImbeciIe?

The money's too much ooh

Abeg which part of abia? For aba world bank na only for night we dey get light honestly from 1am maybe to 6am or less

This clown is back lol this life self

123yes:
Mega protest cannot happen in Nigeria because of tribe and religion. End sars comes to mind when the north refused to participate.

after much much yorubas blame igbo for the end Sars as if they didn't start it...

When they were busy moving their soldiers to the east just to kill innocent people for go good reason una moving know say na how e go be for una? This is just the beginning.... the time yorubas gl start too dey their own still dey do press up e must dey hot for them...

Nigerian government and economy has been useless to us since day one that's why...

Ibos can do and survive on its own.. just take a look at coward clowns (yorubas) upon say their brother is the president and they have sea ports controlling almost everything in Nigeria yet they are the one always begging for money all the time on any platform

I know coward clowns(yorubas) will always look for a way to defend and support fulanis killing and raping their women just cover up their stupidity for hating igbos in the name of them don't want to learn from igbos (ESN)

That gun can never be those people's gun no matter what

Nonsense no videos or pictures to back it up

Free2Fly:
I'm not a kid, boy; I'm a 40yr old man who has already experienced both the good and the bad in Nigeria.

No one, including Tinubu, can easily intimidate me within Nigeria.

If that your vega is not an illicit drug, no police anywhere in Nigeria will have his way with me

If they insist it's illegal, then we go to court. It's not the duty of the police to decide that.

I can afford lawyers to challenge anyone who wants problems with me and if you think you can bride the judge in a case i'm involved, you're dreaming.
I'm a full Nigerian, no addition, no subtraction

are you really sure you're upto 40? Just look at the way you're saying go to court... do you know how many they just kill for nothing? And it happened at night..... bro Nigerian police are evil oooh the only thing is to always be very careful and pray make you no enter their hand for any reason. I no dey even wan dey anything close to them in anyway... even to be their friend or date any of their daughters

Just see what a living human being is saying... honestly is like this is the only thing that tunubu has done in Nigeria although only his family members will benefit from it shaa

Lol, coward clowns

Omo

Because yorubas can never survive alone

Our problems are igbos let's just focus on hating them please 🙏

World Bank don go kolet money ooo