Igboho’s Continued Detention, Miscarriage Of Justice –Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Tuesday, described as miscarriage of justice, the continued detention of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.
Adams insisted that the self-determination campaigner had committed no crime for expressing his displeasure with the Nigerian state and demanding the secession of the South-West geopolitical zone from the current geographical space known as Nigeria.
Counsel for the detained activist, Yomi Aliyyu, had said that the francophone West African nation extended Igbho’s detention by six months.
Reacting in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, Adams condemned what he described as the “secret trial” of Igboho.
“There was miscarriage of justice in the way Igboho’s detention was extended without trial. It is evident that Benin Republic has taken Igboho’s case far beyond the normal legal procedures.
“The extension of the detention of Igboho further exposed the frailty in the administration of justice. The young man’s rights have been abused without trial. He had not been convicted of any offence. The law of any country that claims to be guided by the rule of law should be explicit on the rights of citizens,” Adams was quoted as saying.
