Pulse.ng : Continuous Detention of Emefiele, Sarkin Hausawa Aminu Yaro and Wife by DSS, a Mockery on Judiciary, Rule of Law

By Mohammed Tijjani

The Arewa Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has described the continuous detention of suspended CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, Alh. Aminu Yaro Sarkin Hausawan Lagos and his wife as a big mockery on the nation's judiciary.

In a statement to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna by Adamu Musa, Chairman of the CSOs, he said continuous detention of the personalities is portraying a bad image of Nigeria and the international community.

Musa lamented that the international community would not take Nigeria serious when domestically, we don't treat judicial matters seriously.

He noted that the Judiciary is an indicator of how diciplined and well a country treat its citizens and respect the laws governing the nation.

"When you violate or bend the law to suit certain personal interest, you are directly mockering it and inviting others to do same which is very bad for any nation.

"Just recently, during the Senate's screening of one of the Ministerial nominees, the scenario for disobeying court orders and descerating the constitution was brought to tell the gravity of this matter.

"While we commend Senator Aliero's comment that disobeying court orders and disrespecting the rule of law will not be tolerated, it is also paramount to bring to the notice of the President of the Senate that Senator Abaribe did not pre-empt the Government but was bringing to the floor of the Senate the so much disobedience and descration of constitution as exhibited by the DSS so it's re-occurance can be avoided.

"The President of the senate as a legislator is in a better position to understand more how crucial it is for three arms of Government to work closely together, else, the serenity of this country is greatly desturbed, hence the President of the Senate should appropriately guide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the necessary steps to take.

"The earlier we address this assault and disrespect on the court and rule of law, the better for us, because it is attracting unneeded attention everywhere, the Government should be courageous, fair and sincere enough to task head of government agencies to do the right thing, it should order the DSS to respect court orders because we cannot fold our arms and watch DSS making a mockery of our judiciary.

"It must stop for the sake of Nigeria, only if we are able to keep our house intact that we stand a chance of chairing other African countries as the lead nation of ECOWAS,"Musa said.

He therefore called on the DSS to act with honesty in their mode of operations and stop frustrating the court, judiciary and innocent Nigerians because of a hidden and personal agenda of their boss.

"They should remember that national interest supercedes personal interest and with their continuous detention of Emefiele, Aminu Yaro Sarki and his wife, not only are they prioritizing personal interests over the nation, they are also subjecting our judiciary and nation to a big mockery and portraying a bad image of the nation.

"Amidst hunger in the land, we admonish the judiciary to ensure fair outcome as the Presidential Election Petition Court (PREPEC) nears judgement.

"With so much evidences before the honourable judges, the Arewa Civil Society Organisations considers a re-run election of the 2023 election.

"The Judiciary as the hope of the common man must not favor the executive arm of Government, but create a neutral ground for justice to thrive. The Judiciary was once hunted to their homes and intimidated by the executives using the DSS,"Musa said.