A lawyer, Festus Ogun, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to use security agents to subdue Yoruba and Biafra Nations agitators, Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu.
Speaking with DAILY POST, the legal practitioner accused Buhari of “looking elsewhere” due to his administration’s “failure in security and combating terrorism”.
He questioned why the Secessionists are being incarcerated while many killer herdsmen are still walking free.
The human rights activist said: One would expect that given the length at which the President went in addressing the unjust and indiscriminate clampdown on Igboho and Kanu, he would extend his strong words on the criminal activities of terror groups holding the peace of our country to ransom.
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“I find it very disturbing, condemnable and suspicious. Would the President’s muteness validate the fears that he is sympathetic towards terrorists? Or was it a sheer costly omission?
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“Many Nigerians would be tempted to pitch towards the former as a result of the deep love and affection the President has shown towards Fulani herdsmen and terrorists, in words and actions, over the years.
“I think this is a dangerous path that could compound whatever is left of our tottering structure as a country”,
