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Speaker 1: Human rights lawyer Barrister Jefferson nua Heren has condemned and

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berated the Federal Government of Nigeria under the presidency of

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Bolah Ahmed Tanubu for arresting, detaining and remanding to Coojay

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prison barrister a Lawyergi mccor, the lawyer to the detained

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Biafra Republic agitation leader Marzi Namdi Karu, after a Lawyergie

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mccor was seen joining the Free Namdi Carlou protest in

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Abuja on Monday. According to the human rights lawyer who

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have remarkable experience in fighting against police extra judicial killing,

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one notable exception is that a lawyer enjoys less freedom

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than others to speak publicly about his or her own cases,

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but not when it involves solidarity marches and protests for

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his client. The conducts of lawyers and the limit of

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their professional duties is the kennel of the alarming accusation

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by the presidency yesterday against the lawyer of mister Namdi

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Kanu and his subsequent arrest by the police for his

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presence at a scene in Abuja where protesters were marching

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peacefully demanding the release of mister Carnu. The statement from

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the presidency and the police action is obviously a culmination

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of undisguised hostility towards the lawyer for having the temerity

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to represent a person the government have since prosecuted and

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convicted in the court of public opinions. Ordinarily, a lawyer’s

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bail application for alleged crime of a legal protest won’t

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be refused. The refusal is concerning and turning a simple

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matter into a political case of vendetta and persecution. Mayo

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on Anuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information

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and Strategy, had on Monday tweeted while the Free Namdi

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Canoo protest was ongoing that I spotted a Lawyergie McCall,

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one of Nandikru’s lawyers, among the small group of protesters

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mobilized in Abuja by Homielee Sware. I wonder what mister

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Edgie McCaw was thinking when he decided to join this

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shambalic protest. As a lawyer, he should be aware of

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the principle of sub judicy, particularly in relation to the

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Ongae going treason case before the court. The prosecution has

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concluded its case and it is now incumbent upon mister

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Eggie mccor and the other lawyers to mount a strong

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defense for Krnu. Rather than focusing on preparing a strong case,

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mister Edgie mccor has resorted to extra legal tactics, joining

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a career anarchist to influence the process. Meanwhile, few hours ago,

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the organizer of the protest and the founder of Sahara

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a Reporters News Media, Omiyele Saware, stated via his social

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media accounts that we have been informed that plans are

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allegedly in place of Couja Prison to harm Namdi Karanu’s

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younger brother Fine Boy and a lawyer Gi mccor his

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special council inside Couja Prison by special warders assigned by

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the Assawaju bolahamed to Numbu. Beyo on Anuga in the tweet,

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demanded a snagtion against Barrister Layegie mccor for joining the

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protest calling for the release of his client Namdi Karu. Accordingly,

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BeO Onnanugu said I spotted a Lawyergimacor, one of Namdi

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Carlo’s lawyers, among the small group of protesters mobilized in

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Abuja by Omile Saware. I wonder what mister Eggimacor was

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thinking when he decided to join this shambalic protest. As

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a lawyer, he should be aware of the principle of

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sub judicy, particularly in relation to the ongoing treason case

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before the court. The prosecution has concluded its case and

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it is now incumbent upon mister Nigeria Police Force NPF

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under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police IGP,

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car Yode Egbetocon, who is currently in the United States

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US attending the International Association of Chiefs of Police IACP

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annual conference in Denver, Colorado, USA, alongside other senior police officers,

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has warned troublemakers to resist the temptation of hijacking the

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Free Namdi Carlu protests slated to hold today across the

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West Africa country by the organizers and other group of

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Nigerians to demand the release of the detained Biafra Republic

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agitation leader Marzi Namdikanu. Also, the NPF reminded the organizers

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and the protesters to respect the Federal High Court order

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that restricted them from staging the protest in certain areas

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in Abuja. Such areas which included Asso Rockvilla and its environs,

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the National Assembly Complex, Force Headquarters, the Court of Appeal,

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Eagle Square and Chehu Shagari Way, while assuring the protesters

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of protection. The NPF, in a statement issued and made

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a Veila Labe by the force spokesperson Benjamin Hundhen, indicated

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that the Nigeria Police Force reaffirms its unwavering commitment to

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upholding the rule of law and maintaining public peace in

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accordance with constitutional provisions. This follows the subsisting Order of

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the Federal High Court, Abuja Division given on the seventeenth

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of October twenty twenty five by Honor Justice MG. Yuma

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ensued number FHC abj CS two thousand, two hundred two

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two thousand, twenty fifths Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Army

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Lee Saware and four others. The order restrains the respondents

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and any other persons or groups acting under their instruction

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from staging protests within and around Asso Rockvilla and its environs,

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the National Assembly Complex, Force Headquarters, the Court of Appeal,

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Eagle Square and Schehu Shigari Way. In deference to the

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authority of the Court and in line with the constitutional

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mandate of the police to enforce law and order. The

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Force hereby calls on all groups, whether in support of

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or opposed to, the ongoing agitation for the release of

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Marzi Namdi Kano, to adhere strictly to the provisions of

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the Court order. The directive remains binding and enforcible pending

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further judicial proceedings. The Nigeria Police Force recognizes and respects

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the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly and expression. However,

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such rights must be exercised responsibly and within the limits

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of the law, particularly where public safety, national security, and

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the rights of other citizens are concerned. The Corps intervention

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is therefore a safeguard, not a suppression of constitutional freedoms. Accordingly,

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all intending protesters and counter protest groups are strongly advised

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to avoid restricted areas and to refrain from any act

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capable of provoking confrontation or disturbing public order. The Force

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will ensure the free flow of traffic, protection of lives

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and property, and security of all law abiding citizens. Any

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person or group that uses protests as covert to inside violence,

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carry or use offensive weapons, vandalize public or private property, kidnap,

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or engage in acts likely to cause loss of life

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or serious injury will be dealt with decisively. Offenders will

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be arrested Subjective. Founder of Sahare Reporters news media and

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the organizer of the Free Namdi Cardu protest, Omila Saware,

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has refuted and debunked the reports circulating in some sections

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of the media that the Federal High Court sitting in

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Abuja has stopped the upcoming Monday, October twentieth mass protest

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organized to demand the release of the detained Biafra Republic

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Agitation leader Marzi Namdikaru, saying the media report is false

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and a calculated attempt to distract members of the public

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from coming out to join the protest, adding Nandikru is

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so sick that the people must come out now to

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set him free. The sickness is alleged by Omila Saware

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apparently challenged the medical report issued by the Nigerian Medical

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Association n M who had submitted its panel report before

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the trial court on Thursday that Namdi Carlu is fit

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to face trial, that the sickness is not life threatening,

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but Punch newspaper reporter at the court on Thursday reported

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them it was the Department of State Services PSS lawyer

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who happened to be one of the parties in the dispute,

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that presented the NMA medical report before the court. We

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are yet to ascertain the independency, fairness, objectivity, accuracy and

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transparency of the Nigerian Medical Association NME in conducting the

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medical examination. In a statement on Saturday, Omilee Sware said

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the Federal High Court in Abuja has not stopped the

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proposed free Namdicanuno protests slated for Monday, October twentieth, twenty

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twenty five. Contrary to the misleading claims being circulated by police,

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lawyers and sections of the media, no order was granted

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restraining citizens from exercising their constitutional right to peaceful assembly.

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Justice Humar of the Federal High Court declined to issue

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any ex party order sought by the police to halt

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the nationwide protest altogether. What exists is are purported court

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order obtained in chambers by lawyers of the police, which

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has not been served on anyone, asking that protesters not protested.

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Assou Rock Villa, National Assembly, Eagle Square and a certain

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show Shagari Way. The latest false claims designed to confuse

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the public and discourage participation. The protest date is sacrasanct.

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The movement is unstoppable. In another statement, Emile Saware said,

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I was deeply involved in the struggle for the validation

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of the June twelfth election, and I remember vividly how

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the system operated back then, how they weaponized the judiciary

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to buy time, to deceive the public and to justify injustice.

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They kept saying Aaviola’s case is in court, using that

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as a shield for tyranny, until they eventually killed him

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a day before his supposed release. It was a well

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orchestrated tragedy disguised as legal processes. Today, I see the

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same script being replayed with Marzi Namdikano, the same manipulation,

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the same extreme uses, fake narrators, fake protesters, the same

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abuse of process. The language has not changed, only the

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victims have. History is repeating itself before our eyes, and

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just as we thought to expose the truth, then we

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must do so now before it’s too late. The Nandi

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Kanu I saw in court on October sixteenth is very ill.

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We must rescue him before another citizen is sacrificed to

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the bloodthirsty Nigerian elite club play bringing bring in a

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mortgagical way