The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC,
has termed the action of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, where
he fed over 150 people, including detainees and visitors two days ago as
outrageous, preposterous and embarrassing.
Fayose on Tuesday took his stomach infrastructure to the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, office and fed detainees who in turn allegedly sang
the national anthem after their stomachs had been filled.
Fayose also allegedly secured
lawyers for some of the detainees and promised to assist those who have
challenges meeting their bail conditions.
But MURIC has now frowned at the
former Governor’s action in a press statement signed on Thursday, by the director and founder of the Islamic group, Professor
Ishaq Akintola.
“It is a comedy of errors. A man
accused of stealing money belonging to the people is allowed to rewind the
famous Robin Hood tape under the watch of an anti-graft agency. This calls the
seriousness of some EFCC operatives to question. How can they allow such a
thing to happen? It is the shame of a nation. We are miffed.
“EFCC and other security agencies
have no business detaining people they cannot feed adequately. It is highly
immoral to arrest and detain a man knowing fully well that you do not have the
capacity to cater for his basic needs, namely, food, water and shelter. Should
detainees be responsible for feeding themselves? This is a national question
that must be answered once and for all. Nigerians must know their rights.
“Nay, Nigerians must know their
oppressors. How can we allow the same kleptomaniacs who stole our common
patrimony to come and feed us with their dirty blood money in times of
distress? It is mockery of the highest order and it robs us of our dignity if
we welcome them with open arms. They have come to laugh at us for being foolish
enough to think hard work, honesty and patriotism alone can provide our needs.
It is dehumanising. This cannot happen in saner climes. Are we serious as a
people? We are nonplussed.
“Human dignity is Allah-given
according to Qur’an 17:70. It says, ‘We have granted dignity to the children of
Adam…’. Why should EFCC rob Nigerian citizens of their Allah-given dignity by
detaining them without adequate feeding thereby exposing them to political
charlatans, ideological demagogues and unrepentant con artists?
“EFCC and the Nigerian security
agencies need to take note of the provisions of Section 34 (i) (a) of the 1999
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which guarantees the dignity of
every Nigerian citizen. The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights,
Article 4, Clause 1 & 2 also lays emphasis on the inviolability of the
dignity of the human person. It says, ‘Human beings are inviolable. Every human
being shall be entitled to respect for his life and the integrity of his
person.’”
“Starving detainees is the same
as depriving them of their dignity. It dehumanizes them by turning them into
beggars. It exposes them to weakness and endangers their health. The power to
detain is not tantamount to the power to starve. No policeman under the sun has
the right to detain and starve a suspect at the same time.
“EFCC cannot fight corruption by
promoting corruption. This is what will happen if it detains people it cannot
feed. Not only that. EFCC will be encroaching on Allah-given fundamental human
rights of citizens if people are detained without being fed. A moral burden
hangs on the conscience of EFCC if this is what has been happening. We demand
an explanation”.
MURIC also descended heavily on
the ex-governor, Ayodele Fayose, accusing him of exploiting the condition of
detainees to score a cheap political point.
“Fayose is a comedian. He is
exploiting the poor condition of detainees just to score a cheap political
point. He is seeking cheap popularity. He is also a fake Robin Hood. This was
not the way Robin Hood shared his stolen money among the poor. Robin Hood gave
out every kobo stolen by him. Fayose is accused of stealing billions but he is
giving out pittance. He is playing on the gullibility of Nigerians.
“How much does it cost to bail a
detainee? How much does it cost to feed 150 people? He could not have spent up
to N50,000. It is chicken feed compared to the humongous amount allegedly
stolen by him. Fayose is like a man who stole elephants but he is deceiving the
people by giving out ants. He is a pretender. We reject his Robin Hood
mentality.
“As we take a break, we charge
EFCC and the security agencies to spare us the horror of hunger in the cells.
Detainees must be adequately fed by those keeping them out of circulation. They
should not be subjected to the dehumanizing spectacle of fake Robin Hoods. We
implore the Police Service Commission to review conditions of detention in
police cells as it affects the feeding of detainees.”
MURIC , what is your problem ,face the problems of jihadist and terrorist BH , ISIS, AL QAEDA HESHBOULAR , HAMAS etc which are branches created , who is feeding dasuki ,who is feeding zaki zaki ,who is feeding capture terrorist , ( clean your home first of all religious extremist be for you talk )
ReplyDeleteMURIC your hatred for fayose can't stop him. He is the voice of the voiceless.
ReplyDeleteMURIC i thought you are there for the defense of Muslims i never knew you are now judges who condemn before triers later you will call on God who says do not condemn a man before his tried.
ReplyDeleteMURIC please enough of all these your lopsided judgment. For your information, Fayoshe is still a suspect and is yet to be found guilty by a court of law. Therefore your wrong for accusing him of feeding people with blood money and looted funds. You know what? I will say that your just helpless
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