Ndume opposes secret trial

From Fred Itua, Abuja

Over one week after security forces arrested 400 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators alleged to be financial sponsors of Boko Haram, senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has opposed moves by the Federal Government to opt for a secret trial.

According to media reports, the businessmen were arrested in an operation, coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency and in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The operation was said to have been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020.

Ndume while addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, said: “The presidency said recently that Nigerians would be shocked if it revealed the identities of those who are sponsoring Boko Haram insurgents. Can you imagine that 400 BDC operators are the people funding Boko Haram.

“When the BDC operators are arrested, what will the government do with them. The presidency is already saying their case is confidential. What is confidential about it?”

He called on the Federal Government to expose the identity of the sponsors and those arrested. He said those found guilty must be brought to justice.

He said: “The presidency should expose the identities of the BDC operators so far arrested and carry out their trial in public. If any of them is innocent, he should be allowed to go while those found guilty must be made to face the music.

“When I was wrongly accused, I was tried publicly and I was vindicated. The trial lasted six years in an open court. If there is any criminal act linked to anybody. No matter how highly placed, let the evidence be placed before the public, there should be no secret trial. Nowadays, criminals are arrested and paraded without further action. Nobody knows what happens to the people who killed 11 soldiers in Benue State recently? What happened to those who beheaded policemen in Cross River State?

“If everyone is doing what he is supposed to do as defined by our constitution and laws, we would not have these problems. Citizens should expose suspicious movements.”

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/fresh-controversy-trails-trial-of-400-bdc-alleged-bharam-sponsors/

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Secret trials, its not looking good for this country Contraption !

Seems like the Chief Sponsors in government scored own goal!

Everything na charade.

“The presidency should expose the identities of the BDC operators so far arrested and carry out their trial in public. If any of them is innocent, he should be allowed to go while those found guilty must be made to face the music"

Gbam, anything less than that, we can conclude that FG itself na the sponsor of the Boko Haram

Hmmm. no be small once chance we don enter for this country

Secret trial is a synonym for no trial...
Nigeria is the easiest country to rule.

Everything about this government reeks of hypocrisy and sham.

What exactly is Ndume afraid of? Why has he suddenly become vocal?

Haha

But why a secret trial?

Nigeria is rule by presidency no president again.


Government of terrorism will do everything possible to cover up their own

If it wss ESN case, it will have swiftly convicted.




One day na one day, I won't see myself sharing a country with useless region in the name of "one Nigeria"

The FG don't want a public trial cos nobody 4rm d East/South were involved but if it was d other way round it wud av bn a breaking news.the senator was asking d question of wot happened to people dat killed soldiers in benue and cross rivers but he never for once mentioned those that av committed atrocities in d North,a mallam is always a mallam and will protect his people at any slightest opportunity no matter d consequences

Wahala

MANNA should come and defend his darling daddy that lack requirements to be a clan head not to even talk of president of multi ethnics county like Nigeria.There should be no secret trials for criminals if truly Pantami isn't their grand patron.

Secret trial?
The arrest should have been secret too.

Story to Divert attention from Pantami Case.

This is Nigeria! We will never hear about this case again as it has been swept under the carpet.

they hijacked the peaceful #EndSars protest and also allowed a terrorist to hold a sensitive position in this government...
I am not surprised if they opt for secret trial as solely rightly said Secret trail is synonymous with no trial.




#6ix

Why secret trial? This govt can't seize to amaze me

Senator Ndume should keep exposing them

Let's learn to do things the right way so that we can get the right results.
Other parts of the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRTTsGmuzKM

Muhammadu Buhari told a large crowd of Moslems in Kaduna in 2001 that he would not stop until Islamic Sharia criminal justice system is applied in all the states of Nigeria.

Boko Haram says it’s fighting for a country to be governed with Islamic Sharia criminal Justice System.

Secret trial for Boko Haram sponsors chosen by Buhari presidency is a way to free the sponsors.

Secret trial for them because they are VIPs

Take it or leave it Northerners own this country, southerners are subjected to fulanian rule

ALL THIS FUSS ABOUT BOKO HARAM IS CLICHÉ AND I'M BEGINNING NOT TO GIVE TWO FÚCKS ABOUT WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE NORTH. I STILL HAVE SOME OUNCE OF FEELING FOR THE INNOCENT VICTIMS THOUGH. NORTHERNERS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IT'S TIME WE STOP FEELING SORRY FOR THEM 'CAUSE THEY DON'T EVEN FEEL SORRY FOR THEMSELVES, NEITHER WILL THEY FEEL SORRY FOR AN OUTSIDER THAT SOMETHING WRONG HAPPENS TO. THEY SHOULD BE CUT OFF SO THEY CAN KILL, MAIM, KIDNAP AND BOMB THEMSELVES HOWEVER THEY WANT. THERE'S SO SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THE NORTH AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT TOGETHER AS A COUNTRY IS ANNOYING. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT READY TO CHANGE. THEY ARE SERIOUSLY WASTING THE TIME OF OTHER REGIONS THAT WANT TO PROGRESS. YES, I KNOW OTHER REGIONS HAVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS WE HAVE PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD BUT THE NORTHERN PART ARE TOO CONFUSED. JUST IMAGINE THE TIME, MONEY AND RESOURCES WE'VE WASTED JUST DEALING WITH PROBLEMS FROM THE NORTH. MOST NORTHERNERS ARE NOT EDUCATED AND EXPOSED, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN THE NONSENSE THEY ARE DOING. THEY BELIEVE THAT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T PROGRESS, THAT NO OTHER REGION MUST PROGRESS. ANYWAY, I NO FIT FORCE UNA TO PROGRESS OR TO GET SENSE, SO ANYTHING WEY UNA WAN DO TO UNASEF MAKE UNA CONTINUE, MAKE UNA SHA KEEP ALL THAT NONSENSE FOR NORTH. IF THEY CAN KEEP THEIR NONSENSE IN THE NORTH, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT NOBODY WILL EVEN BE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE UP TO. COME TO MY ESTATE AND SEE HOW SOME NORTHERNERS ARE DOING THEIR BUSINESS PEACEFULLY AND ENJOYING THEIR LIVES, TALK WITH MOST OF THEM AND THEY'LL CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU THAT THE DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING IN THE NORTH SINCE THEY'VE MOVED THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF THERE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiOXMrha-08

Funny Nation, nepotism and circus influence is setting in after the death of many Nigerian from their act.
If this is true,then the fault line is getting wider.

Why did Garba said we were going to be shocked when they they have no intention of making the trial public. If yahoo boys can be paraded before trial, sponsors of bokoharam should be paraded too as they're the worst evil in our society

I think EFCC should just arrest this Government for fraud!
Their own YAHOO YAHOO is just too much abeg.

Someone is asking for an open trial from FG seeking a secret trial and you say he is afraid? Wahala be like citizens.

PissfulProtester:
What exactly is Ndume afraid of? Why has he suddenly become vocal?