Femi Falana to sue AGF over killings across Nigeria
- One of Nigeria's foremost legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN), is in the news again
- Falana is planning to institute a court case against Attorney General of the Federation and the state Attorney Generals
- The suit is to prosecute all the merchants of death in the country and bring them to justice
Femi Falana (SAN) is planning to institute a court case against the Attorney General of the Federation and the state Attorney Generals to prosecute all the merchants of death in the country and bring them to justice.
Falana revealed his plan when he spoke during the 3rd Annual Registry Lecture Series held at Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, in Ondo state on the theme: ‘University Autonomy in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges.’
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He said: “With respect to the killings in the country, I am suing the Attorney General of the Federation and the state Attorney Generals with a view to compelling them to prosecute all the merchants of death in our country.
“Specifically, I want them charged with illegal possession of firearms because I have established that they have no licenses to their arms. We also want them charged with culpable homic*de or murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and the like.
“If we do not address the impunity with which these killings are carried out, we will not get to the end of them. This is the essence of that case, to challenge the government to be alert to its responsibilities.”
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On disobedience to the court order by the federal government, Falana said: “The disobedience to court order is alien to democratic practice. It perhaps more painful to me than most Nigerian lawyers because I got court orders obeyed under successive military regimes in our country, including under the Buhari-Idiagbon junta.
“To now witness a situation whereby court orders are now treated with disdain by a civilian government is simply unacceptable. We are taking steps to ensure that the order granting bail to Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) is complied with, we are taking steps to ensure that the order for the release of Sheik Ibrahim El Zakyzaky and his wife is complied with.
“In the case of the journalist that is being detained illegally, John Sabi, we have gone to court and I can assure you, it is not that the government disregards all court orders, the government picks and chooses which court orders to obey and which one to disobey. But we want to ensure that the rule of law is fully established in our country.”
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Meanwhile, the Progressive Youth Caucus (PYC), a coalition of youth groups in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast in ending the killings in the country, in order to salvage the image of the nation.
In a message signed by its chairman, Comrade Bamidele Olagoke, the PYC urged the president to immediately conduct a review of the security apparatus and architecture in the country, and do away with all non-performing service chiefs and heads of security organization to help bring back Nigeria’s positive perception amongst the international community.
The group cited the recent report by Amnesty International and the letter by the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, as clear indicators that the international community views the security situation in Nigeria as a threat to the sovereignty of the nation.
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Source: Legit.ng
