Human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has accused the federal government of chasing shadow with the arrest of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho.

Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria asked the government

to pursue substance instead of shadow so as to rescue the nation from the claws of kidnappers, bandits and terrorists.

The senior lawyer made the appeal on Tuesday in a statement issued in reaction to the arrest of Igboho in Benin Republic

The statement reads in part “The FG appears supersonically effective and efficacious when it comes to arresting and repatriating dissenters and challengers of its morbid nepotic and sectionalisitc government.

“The same government paradoxically appears abysmally weak and hopelessly helpless when it comes to fighting AK-47 wielding armed bandits, Boko Haram and other deadly insurgents, including ransom-taking kidnappers who are almost kidnapping the very heart and soul of Nigeria on a daily basis.

“The Nigerian Nation appears captured by non-state actors.

“To me, this lopsided template demonstrates acute intolerance and ambivalence. It shows self contradiction. It shows an inclination towards enforcing laws against certain people, against certain classes of people, while at the same time turning away the other eye in enforcing laws against the other preferred and pampered set of people.

“Such does not make a nation grow. Such does not make democracy work. Such does not build confidence and inclusiveness, the very reasons for the Igbohos and Nnmdi Kanus of this world. Such does not enjoin patriotism and building of nationhood.

“The same government that is suddenly effective in the case of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho have never been able to capture kidnappers, armed bandits and boko haram that are daily ravaging us, turning Nigeria into sprawling field of human carnage.

“They take ransom. Innocent school children are paid for. Where is the same government when kidnappers are demanding that the parents of kidnapped children should now be feeding them in their kidnap dens?

“But, it suddenly becomes effective and audacious when it comes to arresting and even ambushing and attacking in their very homes, self determination activists and crusaders. I am not impressed with this at all.

“The government may thump its chest for temporary gains. But, does this solve the problem? see this as merely pursuing butterflies while the house is on fire. Recall history: Major Kaduna Nzeogwu Chukwuma. Isaac Adaka Boro, Ken Saro-Wiwa. The Ogoni 5. Are we out of the woods? I do not think so. Or, do you?”

Aufbauh:
The PDP goons whom Igboho represents and disguised as a freedom fighter are gradually creeping out of their enclaves.

Ovamboland:


Who send them message of secession or creating new nations? How can I be carried away when Igboho was merely playing his politics for his masters? Why are we pretending not to know who he is?
It's a common thing to take issues causing discontent with the people and demagogues will mix their personal agenda with it. When many of you will not read how can you understand you're being played?

Civilian JTF are fighting alongside the Army against insurgents and are not asking for independent Borno or secession because Fulani led govt is not doing enough to end killings in Kanuri land.

But rather than face the kidnappers and bandits solely, Igboho was holding rallies in the cities while the bandits he claimed to be fighting were still disturbing farmers and travelers even in his hometown. He never even held joint operations with Amotekun legally empowered in his state to fight crimes like kidnapping etc.

You have not fought the security challenges, and you now open another battle front of secession and expect to be left alone. What dumbness, fighting on 2 fronts with a armful of guns and uncommitted fighters.

The reality is they don't want any new nation, they just want to create as much chaos and confusion as possible in order to present themselves as the next viable alternative to run Nigeria they are deceiving you they are tired of.

Good luck to them and the dummies they've successfully deceived that any new nation is coming

ba7man:
It's always the usual suspects that rise to defend their own when they're caught.

Igboho and Kanu are PDP products that suddenly started parading as Freedom fighter s while inciting the nation to anarchy.

They're in FG net now so their supporters are from the expected camp.

To them, it's all politics regardless if the nation burns for it.

BafanaBafana:
When did the PDP looters defender become human rights activist?
I thought he was going to say some sensible legal argument being a SAN.
Still saying the same ipob/PDP wailing anthem (bandits, kidnappers, book haram).

AroleOduduwa2:
On point. I have never seen anyone so intolerant towards other tribes as Buhari, from his lopsided appointments to his utterances. I hope his supporters can seat back and for once think of the damages this man has done in just 6 years.

ILoveDemMANNA:
A lawyer that helped atiku stole all the money that would have better the lives of millions of Nigerian children, idiot

AroleOduduwa2:
On point. I have never seen anyone so intolerant towards other tribes as Buhari, from his lopsided appointments to his utterances. I hope his supporters can seat back and for once think of the damages this man has done in just 6 years.

ILoveDemMANNA:
A lawyer that helped atiku stole all the money that would have better the lives of millions of Nigerian children, idiot

Samunique:
You're a disgrace to the Nigerian youth, if this is all you can say.

Pls tell us, was the man wrong

You should be ashamed of yourself.

What about your darling daddy who goes from one nation to another to borrow money to buy more arms for the killer herders and to pay ransom to terrorist kidnappers ?

Your darling daddy who rebranded a deadly and notorious terror group as ordinary bandits, I think you should be ashamed of that kind of darling daddy.

Meanwhile, if Atiku stole money, he's not using it to terrorize Nigerians unlike your darling daddy, a terrorists Apologist !!!

ILoveDemMANNA:
[s]Says the lawyer of each and every criminal has stolen from Nigeria national treasury[/s].

ba7man:
[s]It's always the usual suspects that rise to defend their own when they're caught.

Igboho and Kanu are PDP products that suddenly started parading as Freedom fighter s while inciting the nation to anarchy.

They're in FG net now so their supporters are from the expected camp.

To them, it's all politics regardless if the nation burns for it[/s].

ILoveDemMANNA:
Says the lawyer of each and every criminal has stolen from Nigeria national treasury.