The Arewa Hope Foundation has faulted what it described as attemp by<\/p>\n
counsel to the Shiite sect, Femi Falana to cast aspersions on the
\ncomposition and work of the Kaduna State Commission of Inquiry set up by
\nthe state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai to probe into the Army, Shiite
\nClash.<\/p>\n
The group which was reacting to a purported letter written by the human
\nrights lawyer to Kaduna state Attorney General said Mr Falana was only
\ntrying to pre-empt the final report of the committee which may have
\nindicted the Shiite group.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, president of the group, Comrade
\nMuhammadu Ibrahim wondered why Falana would be calling for the prosecution
\nof soldiers involved in the clash when the report of the panel is yet to
\nbe released<\/p>\n
Ibrahim expressed concern that no one seems to be talking about justice
\nfor families of slained and injured personnel of the Nigerian Army.<\/p>\n
He said, “It is however well known that contrary to claims that they
\nboycotted the commission\u2019s sitting to protest its ability to be impartial,
\nMr Falana and his client were saving face as they could not have face the
\nrevelations made about the atrocities, heinous crimes and the violent
\nreputation of their sect.”<\/p>\n
He said what Falana and his client were trying to do is that of the
\naggressor playing the victim.<\/p>\n
He said, “we respect the right of every individual to be represented by a
\ncounsel of his choice irrespective of his crime. However, the attempt by
\nMr. Femi Falana to use clandestine means at not only defending his clients
\nbut to secure a favourable judgement through the back door is
\nunprofessional, irresponsible and a gross abuse of the well laid down
\nlegal and judicial practice all over the world.<\/p>\n
“His letter to the Kaduna AG is one of his recent penmanship aimed at
\nharassing the Nigerian Army and its leadership, which tends to support the
\nreported Iranian $100 million report. As solicitor to IMN he knows better
\nthan to also use other platforms and unconnected national issues to
\ndemonise the military if his clients sincerely have a case.<\/p>\n
“We raise these concerns about Falana and Islamic Movement of Nigeria
\n(IMN) today because we know it is the right thing to do. In the early
\nyears of Boko Haram, some lawyers made windfall of cash from freeing the
\nextremists on technicalities whenever they were arrested and charged to
\ncourt. It is well known that those so released became even more vicious in
\ntheir hatred of the country and in the attacks they later staged.<\/p>\n
“The IMN has similarly militarised, with video evidence made by them of
\ntheir fighters in training as evidence, so Nigerians should be aware of
\nwhat Mr Femi Falana (SAN) is trying to unleash on the country”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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