Barrister Malcolm Omirhobo, a human rights lawyer and activist, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. “Mere Agitator, While Confirmed Terrorist Turji Walks Free,” he said, referring to Nigeria’s continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu.
By detaining Kanu, a Biafra Nation agitator, the government, according to Omirhobo, engaged in selective justice, discrimination, suppression, repression, oppression, and subjugation by allowing Bello Turji, a confirmed terrorist leader, to live and operate freely in the country.
Omirhobo wrote, “While Bello Turji, a confirmed Terrorist is working free, Nnamdi Kanu, a mere agitator is behind bars in chains,” in a tweet with photos of Turji and Kanu side by side.
“This is the height of selective justice, discrimination, suppression, repression, oppression, and subjugation,” according to Nnamdi Kanu.
Since Kanu was kidnapped in Kenya and illegally returned to Nigeria in June 2021, he has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Turji, a terrorist leader who is wanted by Nigerian authorities, has been operating in Zamfara State and the states that are adjacent to it and even attending functions.
Meanwhile, Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), has insisted that Kanu will remain in detention despite the Appeal Court’s decision to release the IPOB leader.