A former Governor of Oyo State,
Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, on Sunday warned President Muhammadu Buhari
against the continued detention of the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria
(IMN), Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky by the agents of the federal government.
Ladoja, who is also the Osi
Olubadan of Ibadanland gave this warning while addressing journalists at his
Ondo Street, Ibadan residence shortly after he joined Muslim faithful to
observe the two-Rakah compulsory Eld-Kabir prayer at the University of Ibadan
Central Mosque.
Ibrahim
Yaqoub El Zakzaky, has been in detention since December 2015.
Few days ago, a Kaduna High Court
granted Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leave to travel abroad for medical treatment.
The court granted the incarcerated
IMN leader and his wife, Zeenat, permission to travel to India for treatment.
In his ruling, Justice Darius
Khobo ordered officials of the state government to accompany El-Zakzaky during
his trip abroad. Justice Khobo, however, did not specify how long they are to
stay in India.
But, the former governor, while
reacting, said that it will amount to injustice if the government continued to
detain El-Zakazaky without any reason.
Ladoja, who urged Buhari to obey
the Court orders on El-Zakazaky, added that perceived injustice such as
disobedience to court order were some of the reasons some Nigerians were not
happy with the present government.
Ladoja said, “If we are not
careful, we will complicate the problem. We have constitutional governments at
all levels. No arm should dominate another. If one dominates another, we will
be in problem.
“We are looking for another
problem if the man dies in custody.”
He urged Nigerians to be their
own police instead of relying on the government to provide security for them,
saying that the government of the day was not ready to provide security for the
people.
“The government is not ready for
security. If it is ready, government knows what to do.
“We are not frank with ourselves
and sincere with the people. A lot of people don’t trust the government again
because of insincerity.
“This is the only festival for
all faiths. All faiths believe in Prophet Ibrahim. The only thing the festival
teaches is that we must believe in God. If you promise people you must fulfil
it. Government must fulfil its promise to the people. There is nothing better
than sacrifices.”
He also disclosed that
reconciliation was ongoing on the tussle between the Olubadan and the elevated
Obas.
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