A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana
(SAN), said on Sunday that there was no legal justification for the
re-arrest of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo
Dasuki (retd.), and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr.
Nnamdi Kanu, after they were granted bails by different courts.
Falana in a statement said as a
President who won an election on the promise to fight corruption and end
impunity, President Muhammadu Buhari was duty-bound to ensure that all
organs and agents of government respected the law.
The senior advocate added that the
President should restrain overzealous security personnel from engaging
in impunity that could expose the government to undue embarrassment.
Falana said, “One of the reasons why
Nigerians voted for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), during the last general elections 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.
“To 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.”
He said in the cases of Dasuki and Kanu,
the only option open to government if aggrieved with the bails granted
them, was to appeal against the court rulings.
“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. Notwithstanding the gravity of the offences, both courts have
admitted him to bail.
“But after he had met the bail
conditions, the DSS decided to re-arrest him at the gate of Kuje prisons
on the ground that investigations have not been concluded in respect of
other criminal allegations.”
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