Group calls on EU, US, UK to prevail on FG over alleged plot to arrest, detain former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode
A Coalition of Civil Society Groups, Thursday called on the European Union, USA, United Kingdom to prevail on the Federal government over alleged plot to arrest and detain the former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode for alleged treason.
It was also claimed that the plot was revealed by an unnamed retired intelligence officer saying, there was another plot to indiscriminately arrest the outspoken Fani-Kayode.
Coordinator and National Chairman of ‘We Care Initiative’, Rev. Emmanuel Olorunmagba said this while briefing newsmen in Abuja.
In his words, “The information reaching us of the plan to arrest Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who is always speaking for the masses against misrule, and the evil condoned by this administration, is not good at all.
“Thus the presidency or any other branch of the security forces that may be planning to arrest Chief Femi Fani-Kayode should in the interest of democracy stop.
And the energy that will be used in chasing such strong voices in the opposition can be channelled towards arresting the herdsmen who are killing innocent citizens and terrorising the country to the extent that the expressway between our Federal capital and Kaduna has been abandoned by most travellers due to fear of been killed or abducted.
“We the Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria want to make it clear that any attempt to arrest Fani-Kayode will be resisted.
“And if the government goes ahead to arrest him, we will do everything legally possible to ensure his release, and of course, we all know that such moves to ensure his release will further dent the already dented image of Buhari and Nigeria.
“It’s common knowledge that opposition is part of democracy. But when we have a government that wants to do everything possible, including unconstitutional moves, to silence the voices of the opposition then it proves that we are in a full blown dictatorship”.
Olorunmagba also called on the international community alleging, “the situation in the country has become a dictatorship whilst our leaders are supposed to be promoting democratic values and that Nigeria is sliding into full blown fascist State”.
The group, therefore, urged the Federal government to shelve the plan to arrest Fani-Kayode.
Further, it alleged that members of the opposition party were almost becoming helpless victims in the hands of the present administration.
