Concerned senators to push for immediate release of Kanu, Dasuki

Chief Mao Ohuabunwa, senator representing Abia North, has hinted that a group of concerned senators under his leadership have concluded arrangement to push for the immediate release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu and former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki.

This was even as he called on the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Malami Abubakar to use the same method he employed in advising Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali to ignore Senate’s invitation on the ground that the matter was in court to advise President Muhammadu Buhari to free Kanu and Dasuki.

Ohuabunwa stated this when he spoke with journalists in Abuja. He argued that the Federal Government failure to free the IPOB leader and the former NSA despite court orders ordering their release was a gross violation of their fundamental human rights.

He further revealed that some concerned senators have decided to join other Nigerian leaders in the call for the release of the duo.

“I still stand by my prayers last week on the floor of the Senate that the Attorney General of the Federation should advice the president to release Kanu and Dasuki the same way he advised the Customs boss to ignore Senate invitation on the ground that the matter was in court.”

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“We should have respect for rule of law and I support the call for the immediate release of Kanu and Dasuki,” he said.

Ohuabunwa had last week during Senate plenary called the attention of the Senate to the continued detention of Kanu and Dasuki despite court orders asking the Federal Government to free them.

He had in his motion asked the Senate to prevail on the AGF to advice President Muhammadu Buhari to free both Kanu and Dasuki the same way he (Malami) advised the Customs boss against honouring Senate invitation to appear before it in uniform.

His call was however opposed by Senator Godswill Akpabio who opposed the motion on the argument that it was out of order for Ohuabunwa to talk about that when it had nothing to do with the debate on the appearance of customs boss Ali appearing before the Senate in uniform.

 

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