Falana speaks on Sen. Abaribe’s arrest, urges Buhari to call DSS to order

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to direct security agencies to respect the
fundamental human rights of Nigerians.


The senior lawyer said this while reacting to the arrest of Eyinnaya
Abaribe, a senator from Abia State who was arrested on Friday by
operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

In a statement issued on Sunday, Falana asked the DSS to either charge
the senator to court or grant him administrative bail.


The statement reads: "The state security service has said that senator
Enyinnaya Abaribe is being detained on account of his links with the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

"It is common knowledge the senator had stood surety for Mr. Nnamdi
Kanu, the leader of IPOB; since Mr. Kanu failed to show up in court
the senator has been asked by the federal high court to produce the
defendant in the treason charge the federal government ought to have
allowed the law to take its course.

"However, if there is evidence that the senator has committed any
other criminal offence whatsoever he should be arranged in court
without any further delay and if the state security service has not
concluded the investigation of the allegations against the senator he
should be admitted to administrative bail pending his possible
arraignment in court.


"In view of the foregoing, I am compelled, once again, to call on
President Buhari to direct all security agencies in the country to
respect the fundamental rights of every citizen. Since the federal
government has undertaken to stop impunity and respect the human
rights of every person living in Nigeria under the rule of law, the
human rights community should be prepared to halt fascism which has
continued to rear its ugly head in the land."






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