₦airaland Forum

The rule of law and the constitutionalism have finally been nailed to the coffin in Nigeria by President Mohammadu Buhari. Throughout the history of democracy, rule of law and constitutionalism in the country, be they parliamentary or presidential, Nigeria had never experienced the kind of insult, mockery and bastardization it presently experiences under barely seven months old Presidency of Retired Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari.
Human rights records of the present administration are also negatively alarming, shocking and deafening. All the third generations of human rights (civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and development/community rights) are observed in gross breach by the Buhari administration. Nigerian Judiciary under his administration is no longer the bastion of democracy and last hope of the common man. It is now a leprous arm of government; being mocked and cajoled from left, right and center. A civilian government that makes mockery of and disobeys the rule of law and constitutionalism is worse than a mad man running amok with a sharp dagger in a crowded market place.
Citizen Nnamdi Kanu is today, made a prisoner of conscience by President Muhammadu Buhari and his DSS. The President and his DSS had in the past sixty days, flouted and gravely disobeyed four express and consequential orders of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court and the Federal High Court, Abuja Division bordering on Citizen Nnamdi Kanu’s constitutional rights to personal liberty, association, assembly, dignity of human person, life and expression.
It is freshly recalled that on 19th October 2015, His Worship, Hon Shaibu Usman of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court in Abuja granted conditional bail to Citizen Nnamdi Kanu and on 22nd October 2015, all the bail conditions were fulfilled; but the DSS refused to release him on bail; claiming it was acting based on personal directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Magistrate Court order for his bail was followed by two other consequential orders, which were also fragrantly disobeyed by the same DSS. On 18th November 2015, the DSS told the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court that it had on 10th November 2015 secured an ex parte order from the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to detain Citizen Nnamdi Kanu for ninety days for the purpose of investigating him for terrorism and terrorism financing; using the flawed defense of unconstitutional Section 27 (1) of the Terror Act of 2011 as amended.
On 17th December 2015, the same Federal High Court, presided over by Hon Justice Adeniyi Ademola struck out and dismissed the DSS fraudulently and unconstitutionally obtained 90 days detention order and ordered for immediate and unconditional release of Citizen Nnamdi Kanu. The DSS, again, flouted the order and introduced delay tactics attached with stringent conditions, to frustrate the signing of final discharge papers at the Federal High Court that would have allowed Citizen Kanu to go home same day.
We were shocked to observe that 24hours after the DSS brazen resort to delay tactics and stringent conditions; contrary to the order of the Federal High Court; it came up again yesterday (18-12-2015) with further delay tactics; claiming that its DG must be present and personally sign Citizen Kanu’s administrative release order.
As these delay tactics were going on; the Presidency reportedly called and defiantly directed that Citizen Kanu must sign an undertaking renouncing his pro Biafran agitation, as a condition for its compliance with the court order; failure of which, he should remain detained in the DSS custody and be slammed with fresh (false)accusation of treasonable felony.
It was on account of the insistence of Citizen Kanu’s lawyers that the order of the Federal High Court must be obeyed and enforced to the letter that the DSS refused to release Citizen Kanu; claiming that he was being held on suspicion of commission of treasonable felony. Citizen Kanu’s lawyers and family members and friends spent over 14 hours yesterday, from 10am to after midnight, waiting for the DSS to release him to them as ordered by the Federal High Court, all to no avail.
Just like the phantom and failed accusation of terrorism and terrorism financing; the second phantom accusation of treasonable felony is also dead on arrival. We had in one of our recent public statements boldly compared the difference between a democratic statesman and a civilian dictator or despot. While the former binds and heals national wounds; the latter creates and inflicts national wounds; while the former is an upholder and respecter of the rule of law, human rights and constitutionalism; the latter is a manipulator of the rule of law and constitutionalism.
He also exploits the weakest provisions of the laws including retrogressive/retroactive criminal legislations and ouster clauses; for the purpose of entrenching his dictatorial or despotic grip and engaging in gross infringement of the citizens’ fundamental human rights. All the attributes of the latter above mentioned bear true characteristics of President Muhammadu Buhari and his civilian administration.
Emeka Umeagbalasi, Board Chairman
International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law
Uzochukwu Oguejiofor-Nwonu, Esq., Head, Campaign & Publicity Department
Culled

The foundation of the zoo is shaking seriously!!

Wait, you believed he will be released? You people have jokes oooo.

Ask Asari Dokunbo how long they held him.

You do not threaten the federal government with terrorism. And expect them to let you go with a slap on the wrist.
You guys can eveb head up to the Supreme court, he will be released and arrested immediately on some other charges.

The OP is a serious mumu.

All this long epistle just to show you're ignorant as heck. Someone was caught on camera asking for money to buy weapons and exhorting his followers to arm themselves for war and you're saying that is not treason?

The man would have long since been shot in China or Russia. In the US, the FBI would have long secured a life sentence conviction for such an open and shut case. Count yourself lucky that it's Nigeria where tribal sentiments hold sway that this fellow hails from.

Jail the man and heavens will not fall. Henry Okah was once thought to be untamable but he is now a long time jail resident that the world has now forgotten.

You called him citizen. Well he should probably not be referred to as such since he disassociated himself from the federal republic of Nigeria and claimed belonging to another secessionist proposed sovereign state from Nigeria. There is no doubt in the treasonability of his offence. The only shadow of doubt is the one cast on how much intelligence needs to be gathered to tighten the noose fast around his neck and that of his cohorts and sponsors.

dignity33:
The rule of law and the constitutionalism have finally been nailed to the coffin in Nigeria by President Mohammadu Buhari. Throughout the history of democracy, rule of law and constitutionalism in the country, be they parliamentary or presidential, Nigeria had never experienced the kind of insult, mockery and bastardization it presently experiences under barely seven months old Presidency of Retired Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari.
Human rights records of the present administration are also negatively alarming, shocking and deafening. All the third generations of human rights (civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and development/community rights) are observed in gross breach by the Buhari administration. Nigerian Judiciary under his administration is no longer the bastion of democracy and last hope of the common man. It is now a leprous arm of government; being mocked and cajoled from left, right and center. A civilian government that makes mockery of and disobeys the rule of law and constitutionalism is worse than a mad man running amok with a sharp dagger in a crowded market place.
Citizen Nnamdi Kanu is today, made a prisoner of conscience by President Muhammadu Buhari and his DSS. The President and his DSS had in the past sixty days, flouted and gravely disobeyed four express and consequential orders of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court and the Federal High Court, Abuja Division bordering on Citizen Nnamdi Kanu’s constitutional rights to personal liberty, association, assembly, dignity of human person, life and expression.
It is freshly recalled that on 19th October 2015, His Worship, Hon Shaibu Usman of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court in Abuja granted conditional bail to Citizen Nnamdi Kanu and on 22nd October 2015, all the bail conditions were fulfilled; but the DSS refused to release him on bail; claiming it was acting based on personal directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Magistrate Court order for his bail was followed by two other consequential orders, which were also fragrantly disobeyed by the same DSS. On 18th November 2015, the DSS told the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court that it had on 10th November 2015 secured an ex parte order from the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to detain Citizen Nnamdi Kanu for ninety days for the purpose of investigating him for terrorism and terrorism financing; using the flawed defense of unconstitutional Section 27 (1) of the Terror Act of 2011 as amended.
On 17th December 2015, the same Federal High Court, presided over by Hon Justice Adeniyi Ademola struck out and dismissed the DSS fraudulently and unconstitutionally obtained 90 days detention order and ordered for immediate and unconditional release of Citizen Nnamdi Kanu. The DSS, again, flouted the order and introduced delay tactics attached with stringent conditions, to frustrate the signing of final discharge papers at the Federal High Court that would have allowed Citizen Kanu to go home same day.
We were shocked to observe that 24hours after the DSS brazen resort to delay tactics and stringent conditions; contrary to the order of the Federal High Court; it came up again yesterday (18-12-2015) with further delay tactics; claiming that its DG must be present and personally sign Citizen Kanu’s administrative release order.
As these delay tactics were going on; the Presidency reportedly called and defiantly directed that Citizen Kanu must sign an undertaking renouncing his pro Biafran agitation, as a condition for its compliance with the court order; failure of which, he should remain detained in the DSS custody and be slammed with fresh (false)accusation of treasonable felony.
It was on account of the insistence of Citizen Kanu’s lawyers that the order of the Federal High Court must be obeyed and enforced to the letter that the DSS refused to release Citizen Kanu; claiming that he was being held on suspicion of commission of treasonable felony. Citizen Kanu’s lawyers and family members and friends spent over 14 hours yesterday, from 10am to after midnight, waiting for the DSS to release him to them as ordered by the Federal High Court, all to no avail.
Just like the phantom and failed accusation of terrorism and terrorism financing; the second phantom accusation of treasonable felony is also dead on arrival. We had in one of our recent public statements boldly compared the difference between a democratic statesman and a civilian dictator or despot. While the former binds and heals national wounds; the latter creates and inflicts national wounds; while the former is an upholder and respecter of the rule of law, human rights and constitutionalism; the latter is a manipulator of the rule of law and constitutionalism.
He also exploits the weakest provisions of the laws including retrogressive/retroactive criminal legislations and ouster clauses; for the purpose of entrenching his dictatorial or despotic grip and engaging in gross infringement of the citizens’ fundamental human rights. All the attributes of the latter above mentioned bear true characteristics of President Muhammadu Buhari and his civilian administration.
Emeka Umeagbalasi, Board Chairman
International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law
Uzochukwu Oguejiofor-Nwonu, Esq., Head, Campaign & Publicity Department
Culled

So this is what buhari has been up to

See,Kanu must be resolute!! He must be steadfast in the face of enemy attacks and must not quiver bkos he's carrying the hope and dignity of 45M Igbos in addition to that of 15M Mmoηo. Even if it means laying down his life for his people...for when all these is over,he'd rise like a dragon
Mandela would've been released in 1986 but he refused the Afrikaner govt added strings so he had to wait till 1990,so if madiba can wait so can kanu till the time is right!

texazzpete:
The OP is a serious mumu.

All this long epistle just to show you're ignorant as heck. Someone was caught on camera asking for money to buy weapons and exhorting his followers to arm themselves for war and you're saying that is not treason?

[s]The man would have long since been shot in China or Russia. In the US, the FBI would have long secured a life sentence conviction for such an open and shut case. Count yourself lucky that it's Nigeria where tribal sentiments hold sway that this fellow hails from[/s].

Jail the man and heavens will not fall. Henry Okah was once thought to be untamable but he is now a long time jail resident that the world has now forgotten.

This simply shows you that Nigeria is simply a geographical space where some species live... In those real countries you mentioned, you'd not see the govt dividing the population into 97% and 5% and denying a part its due just bkos it didn't support it when the govt is supposed to cater to everyone!
Don't jail him...kill him this instant!

I think Nnamdi should just sit tight and start writing some good books. He's in for a journey, a journey that will make a huge difference in the affairs of this amalgamation. Mandela did it and so did other freedom fighters.

On a second thought, I believe things are just falling in place to a grand scheme that even PMB himself is a puppet to. I'll be buying this UltraHD tv to catch every moment of the drama as the episodes unfolds.

This post is a well articulated post with facts. This post is not about biafra, it is about a citizen of Nigeria who is wrongly detained. Am wondering why is it not on the front page. Can someone tell me why

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-CramJones

This is not about Nnamdi Kanu, it's about the rights of every citizen of this country. You can pretend that he is not my tribe; so I don't care. Listen, there is what we call precedence. If you allow this to happen, tomorrow it could be your own and they will cite that it happened to Nnamdi then and you were quiet.

If the courts say Mr Abubakar, Mr. Olaolu or Mr Okwokwo should be released, you better effing respect the court orders. If it's in your interest as state or federal prosecutor to keep Mr Abubakar, Mr. Olaolu or Mr Okwokwo in detention, not a big deal...GO TO THE GOTDAM EFFING COURT AND MAKE YOUR CASE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE JUDGE, HE WILL RULE THAT Mr Abubakar, Mr. Olaolu or Mr Okwokwo BE REMANDED IN DETENTION....SIMPLE. What then is the essence of the judicial system that has yearly budget in the upwards of 100 billion naira if you cannot respect its orders? Why are we black Africans unable to reason and do things like humans.

That Useless Albino is not coming out anytime soon.

Some people will see this post and jump and pass.... The mods will be blind and the owner will be both blind, even if you wanna put it on tape he will go deaf, make it a word and see him go dumb............. www,B1afrarepbublic,c¤m is already doing the magic for me and other Biafrans

Real2020:
This is not about Nnamdi Kanu, it's about the rights of every citizens of this country. You can pretend that he is not my tribe; so I don't care. Listen, there is what we call precedence. If you allow this to happen, tomorrow it could be your own and they will cite that it happened to Nnamdi then and you were quiet.

If the courts say Mr Abubakar, Mr. Olaolu or Mr Okwokwo should be released, you better effing respect the court orders. If it's in your interest as state or federal prosecutor to keep Mr Abubakar, Mr. Olaolu or Mr Okwokwo in detention, not a big deal...GO TO THE GOTDAM EFFING COURT AND MAKE YOUR CASE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE JUDGE, HE WILL RULE THAT Mr Abubakar, Mr. Olaolu or Mr Okwokwo BE REMANDED IN DETENTION....SIMPLE. What then is the essence of the judicial system that has yearly budget in the upwards of 100 billion naira if you cannot respect its orders? Why are we black Africans unable to reason and do things like humans.

That's the singular reason Nnamdi Kanu calls nigeria a ZOO. Most nigerians behave like animals especially the leaders. So, Kanu is right after all. Therefore he has been vindicated.

cheruv:
This simply shows you that Nigeria is simply a geographical space where some species live... In those real countries you mentioned, you'd not see the govt dividing the population into 97% and 5% and denying a part its due just bkos it didn't support it when the govt is supposed to cater to everyone!
Don't jail him...kill him this instant!

Oya, the previous administration that your people adopted as their own, what did he do for you?
IS it anybody's fault that during the election campaigns you lot were claiming he had 'transformed' your region yet as soon as he lost, we started hearing nonsense about 'marginalization'.

Tell us which part was 'denied'. Nonsense.

TheEclectic:
That's the singular reason Nnamdi Kanu calls nigeria a ZOO. Most nigerians behave like animals especially the leaders. So, Kanu is right after all. Therefore he has been vindicated.

That isn't why he calls Nigeria a zoo. As a subset of Nigeria, even his own region exhibits All those behavioral traits, so if that were to be the reason, then his region should have been a 'smaller zoo' or 'neo-zoo'.

You're overthinking this. He calls Nigeria a Zoo as part of his usual, uncouth way of disparaging his perceived foes. Simple as that.

Buhari and dss are exposing themselves. They should keep holding him but let this be known to them: "Ideology can't be bought or killed ''

The foundation of Government of APC is shaking seriously we know, but Kanu's action is like a child handling with the head of a very big snake.