The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the Federal Government to without delay release the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), and the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
NBA president, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), made this call when he addressed newsmen in Abuja on Monday, describing the continued detention of the two men by President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government as unjustifiable.
“The NBA wishes to use this opportunity to call on the Federal Government to continually demonstrate religious adherence to the tenets of constitutional democracy. In this regard the NBA is appalled at the continued detention of certain individuals in blatant disobedience to court orders.
“Amongst these individuals are Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife and also Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser. Whilst we recognise the serious the charges on which these individuals are held, we nevertheless view their continued detention as unjustified and contrary to the express court orders.
“We call on the government to without further delay respect these orders,” he said.
Different court rulings have ordered for the release of both men who have been in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS) for about two years.
However, the court orders have fallen on deaf ears as Nigeria’s secret police has refused to release them.
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