President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire over the
alleged release of about 100 Boko Haram terrorists.
The terrorists, according to a viral report, were released
in exchange for the freedom of the kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna train travellers.
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, has yet to debunk
the report confirmed, especially by the Foundation for Investigative
Journalism.
To add to this, the President, at the passing out parade and
commissioning ceremony of cadets of Course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy,
confirmed that his government had granted amnesty to terrorists.
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has
frowned at the development and slammed Buhari, accusing him of a lack of
transparency in dealing with top security matters.
Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, the national coordinator of
HURIWA, in a statement on Monday, said the President’s action shows the alleged
complicity of the current administration.
The group called on the Buhari government to, without
further delay, explain to Nigerians how the over 100 terrorists were set free
from the Kirikiri prison, having been reportedly held since 2009 without trial.
HURIWA said, “Nigerians are shocked at the latest antics of
the regime of President Muhammadu in the reported release of over 100 Boko
Haram terrorists from the Kirikiri prison shows the total absence of
transparency and accountability in the fight on terror.
“The secrecy behind the intermittent releases of terrorists
under different guises by the current government is abysmal and anti-people and
illegal.
“The recent release of Boko Haram convicted terrorists at
Lagos prison validates claims by a former Navy Commodore, Kunle Olawunmi, who
said on live television in August 2021 that Boko Haram has moneybags in Aso
Rock and the National Assembly. In September 2020, a former deputy governor of
the Central Bank of Nigeria, the late Obadiah Mailafia, also said a serving
northern governor was a Boko Haram leader.”
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