Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has vowed to take a legal action against the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and the state Attorney Generals to compel them to prosecute all the merchants of death in the country.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said this 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.’
Falana also challenged universities in the country to access the N600 billion lying fallow in the TETfund account.
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 homicide 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.”
Accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of disobedience to court order, Falana added, “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 (retd) 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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