{"id":45540,"date":"2016-01-11T13:10:36","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=45540"},"modified":"2016-01-11T13:10:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T12:10:36","slug":"dasuki-kanu-you-acting-like-a-dictator-falana-tells-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/dasuki-kanu-you-acting-like-a-dictator-falana-tells-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Dasuki, Kanu: You acting like a dictator, Falana tells Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Human Right activist Lawyer Femi Falana(SAN) has condemned the continued detention of former NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, despite being granted bail by the courts.<\/p>\n

Falana hit out at President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement released at the weekend where he accused his administration of disobeying court orders and impunity.<\/p>\n

The statement reads in part: \u201cOne of the reasons why Nigerians voted for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) during the last general election was his promise to fight corruption and end impunity in the country. Upon winning the election, President Buhari further pledged to abide by the Rule of Law.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo that extent, he has a duty to ensure that all organs and officials of the Government operate within the ambit of the law. In particular, he should not allow overzealous security personnel to engage in any form of impunity and thereby expose the Government to unwarranted embarrassment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn July last year, the State Security Service (SSS) searched the private residence of former NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) at Abuja.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Col Dasuki alleged that his house was illegally searched, I pointed out that the action of the SSS was justified as there was a search warrant validly issued by a magistrate court in the federal capital territory that authorised the search. He was eventually charged with money laundering and criminal diversion of huge sums of public fund before the Federal High Court and the Federal Capital Territory High Court at Abuja.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotwithstanding the gravity of the offences, both courts have admitted him to bail. But after he had met the bail conditions the SSS decided to rearrest him at the gate of Kuje prisons on the ground that investigations have not been concluded in respect of other criminal allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision of the SSS to ignore the order admitting Col Dasuki to bail coupled with the failure to re-arraign him on fresh charges is tantamount to impunity in every material respect. If the federal government were aggrieved by the order admitting Col. Dasuki to bail it should have challenged it in the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch as the Nigerian people are fully behind the Buhari Administration in the patriotic move to recover the looted wealth of the nation, the federal government should be advised to ensure that the procedure for the loot recovery meets the tenets of the rule of law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SSS and other security agencies should therefore refrain from allowing corruption to fight back by playing into the hands of the criminal suspects who have committed crimes against humanity by diverting money earmarked for the procurement of arms and armament to fight the terrorists.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the same vein, the order admitting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, to bail should also be complied with.
\n\u201cIf the federal government has other charges against both suspects it should file them in the court. There is no provision for keeping criminal suspects at the pleasure of security officials. Meanwhile, all valid and subsisting orders made by courts in favour of criminal suspects should be obeyed without further delay.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo ensure that suspects are no longer held in custody in any part of Nigeria without any legal justification, section 34 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act has imposed a duty on each Chief Judges to designate a Chief Magistrate and a Judge of the High Court to visit all police stations and other detention centers within their jurisdiction, at least once a month.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring such visits, appropriate directives shall be given while any officer who detains any person illegally will be sanctioned.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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