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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a warning to members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhar has addressed members of El-Zakzaky-led
Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiite, warning them to
stop engaging in violent protests that has been witnessed in the last
few days.
Stating that it is wrong to be in court and resort to violence at
the same time in order to get justice for anybody accused, the
Presidency urged Shiites members to await the decision of the court in
Kaduna where the trial of their leader is ongoing.
The statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, reads;
“The issue of El-ZakZaky is before the court in Kaduna and his
supporters should focus on his on-going trial instead of causing daily
damages, disruptions and public nuisance in Abuja.
“It is wrong to be in court and resort to violence at the same time in order to get justice for anybody accused.
“The destruction of public property in the name of protest is
not within the right of this group of Shiite members and no government
anywhere would have tolerated a situation where any group would take
over public roads in cities as they have done in Abuja and interfere
with the rights of other citizens who are prevented from reaching their
destinations.
“We imagine a situation where families are taking their loved
ones to hospital for emergency treatment and they are held up needlessly
by the protesters. No government anywhere in the world would turn a
blind eye to this unlawful behavior.
“As far as this country’s Ministry of Justice is concerned, the
case involving El-Zakzaky is no longer in its domain. The Federal
Government no more has hands in the matter and to that extent, the
government at the centre can be said to be clear of any alleged
violations of court orders as being trumpeted everyday.
“These rallies and street dances ostensibly to openly insult
the President and other leaders, threatening bloodshed will lead nowhere
because President Buhari will not ask the country’s judiciary to
abandon due process and set a suspect free. At the same time, the
administration is determined to enforce the decision of the court
clearly issued. The Buhari administration has absolutely no hand in the
on-going court case and the courts are free to determine the bail
request and the final outcome.
“The mentality that you are above the law and that your own rights are superior to other people’s rights is unacceptable.
“You can’t be provoking other citizens by interfering with
their own rights on public roads and disrupting their businesses and
call it democratic freedom. In democratic traditions, their rights end
where the rights of others begin.
“Law abiding citizens must avoid deliberate lawlessness. It is
not within the rights of any group to enter protected public
institutions such as the National Assembly by force to attack police and
destroy public and private property.
“It is always advisable to embrace dialogue and eschew violence
in all our actions so that we can continue to live together in peace.
“We, therefore, appeal to the Shiite group to stop deliberate
provocations that result in violence and fatalities and allow the trial
of El-ZakZaky to take its course.”
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