Further Detention Of Nnamdi Kanu, Illegal – HURIWA Says
Civil Rights Advocacy Group- Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop playing the toxic Northern ethnic card and obey the Court of Appeal’s verdict quashing all charges instituted against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
This was as HURIWA expressed displeasure with the Attorney-General of the Federation and a minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami for advocating gross disobedience of a binding and an unambiguous judgment of a competent court of law in clear breach of the powers conferred on the courts of competent jurisdiction in Section 6 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the body to exercise judicial authority over all of Nigeria.
It stressed that it would amount to act of kidnapping and an active hostage taking should the authorities failed to release the detained lNnamdi Kanu immediately.
HURIWA in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, also carpeted the National Security Council which it alleged said that Nnamdi Kanu will be kept in solitary confinement, saying that such a move is in clear violation of the binding judgement of the Appellate court.
It also said that the Security Council constituted since 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari and dominated by persons from the Muslim North can’t be validly called a National Security Council but should be appropriately termed as the Northern Security Council since it lacked National spread, disregard for Federal Character Principle as enshrined in the Constitution Section 14(3).
HURIWA said that the Council cannot be called a national body without the representative of the South East at the commanding height of one of the arms of the armed forces of the federation.
It further said; “We have watched with utter shock and trepidation for the future of constitutionalism as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice is seen and heard canvassing that President Muhammadu Buhari should violate and disobey a binding judgment completely annulling all charges filed against the long detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and we are disappointed at the disdain displayed by this political appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari who has acted as if he is in office to serve only the interest of the Fulani herdsmen because the President is Fulani by Ethnicity.
“The position of the Federal Attorney-General on the Court of Appeal’s considered judgment on Nnamdi Kanu is pedestrian, puerile, and laughable.
“We wonder why a lawyer of Malami’s illustrious status adorning the title of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is now speaking like a one hundred level law student of one road-side law faculty in a corner of Nigeria.
“This holder of the High office of the AGF must take note that history won’t be kind to him for constantly been seen arguing against the principles of the Rule of law when he ought to speak and act as the unbiased chief law officer of the federation and not of Miyetti Allah Cattle Owners Association,” HURIWA said.
