Human rights lawyer Maduabuchi Idam on Friday known as on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to arrest and prosecute those behind the assault and abduction of the African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
Idam mentioned the assault and abduction of Sowore was shameful and unacceptable.
In an announcement he signed, the lawyer mentioned Sowore doesn’t deserve such humiliation or therapy.
According to Idam: “The assault and abduction of Omoyele Sowore are shameful and unacceptable. He doesn’t deserve such humiliation or therapy from anybody, no matter how uncomfortable some individuals could also be along with his views, opinions or activism.
“Our society should develop in civility and study to deal with opposing voices with respect, restraint and lawfulness. Democracy thrives on dissent, not intimidation, harassment or violence.
“No particular person or group has the correct to take the regulation into their very own fingers merely to show some extent. If we permit such conduct to turn out to be regular, we threat pushing our society in the direction of anarchy, the place the rule of regulation provides method to the rule of pressure, and life turns into nasty, brutish and insecure.
“The Inspector-General of Police should act swiftly to make sure that those accountable are recognized, apprehended, investigated and, the place ample proof exists, prosecuted in accordance with the regulation.”
Idam famous that no person is above the regulation, including that Sowore and those round him must be protected.
“No one must be above the regulation, and nobody must be denied the safety of the regulation due to their opinions or convictions,” he added.
