A public affairs analyst and activist, Adekunle Adebayo, has sounded a warning over what he claims is a plan to arrest and intimidate prominent opposition figures in Nigeria, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
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Adebayo made the allegation in a statement released on Tuesday, cautioning that the purported move is part of a broader scheme aimed at weakening opposition politics and entrenching what he described as a de facto one-party system in the country.
He further alleged that Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi, and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, have all been targeted for arrest.
According to him, other prominent political figures, including Isa Ali Pantami, Rauf Aregbesola, Kashim Ibrahim Imam, and others, are also being targeted.
Adebayo further claimed that the alleged plan follows earlier arrests and detentions of former governors of Sokoto and Anambra states, Aminu Tambuwal and Chris Ngige, as well as former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
He warned that if the reported arrests are carried out, they would amount to serious violations of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), citing threats to personal liberty, freedom of association and expression, equality before the law, and the independence of the judiciary.
“Selective application of law enforcement based on political affiliation is incompatible with constitutional democracy,” Adebayo stated.
He urged Nigerians, civil society organisations, and the international community to closely monitor unfolding events, cautioning that the country risks sliding into a system where democratic institutions exist only in form, while political power is consolidated through coercion and selective justice.
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