Illegal Actions of Buhari That Tinubu Must Address PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
after war-grade shootings targeting unarmed, defenceless, and innocent civilians. The massive extra-judicial killings which were widely reported, have elicited condemnations and formed dark patches of blood, blotting the image of the army.
"What we have seen in the Buhari regime is that court orders are consistently flouted," Mr Effiong said."We have seen how the government has treated similar situations differently. We have also seen gross disregard for the rights of the citizens. That is against the spirit of the rule of law which is not ought to be practised in a democratic dispensation," he added.called the attention of the Buhari government to this matter.
Emphasising"service exigencies" and that the"military must remain apolitical and professional at all times," the then army spokesperson, Sani Usman, now a retired brigadier-general, on 10 June 2016, released a statement, disclosing what could have constituted the"serious offences" that warranted the compulsory retirement of the 38 officers.
But the principal law - the Armed Forces Act - establishes all actions that constitute offences in the military. The Act prescribes steps to be taken in punishing offenders, and a review shows no section empowers the Army Council to arbitrarily punish or compulsorily retire officers for any offence. In fact, the Army Council, in Section 11 of the Act, has no power to retire any officer on disciplinary grounds without compliance with the steps prescribed by law.
"But, in a country like ours which is not a democratic country in a real sense. We continue to see a situation where the law is disregarded and therefore, a new government must be deliberate in ensuring adherence to the rule of law and that the processes and procedures prescribed by law are followed."In another instance, the Nigerian government arrested Omoyele Sowore in August 2019 on allegations of plotting to overthrow the government by organising a protest.
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