The management of Nationwide Rescue Motion (NRM) has condemned in sturdy phrases the “unwarranted circumstances” resulting in the arrest of its celebration chieftain, Excessive Chief Sobomabo Jackrich Egberipapa, at his residence in Usokun, Degema native authorities space of Rivers State.
The celebration has additionally requested President Bola Tinubu to name on the Chief of Military Employees (CAS) Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja and all the safety outfits to declare the whereabouts of Egberipapa.
The nationwide publicity secretary of the celebration, Sola Afuye, in an announcement made obtainable to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, alleged that the ‘Gestapo operation’ was carried out within the early hours of final Monday at about 3:00am when the individuals of the group have been nonetheless asleep.
The celebration stated, in line with the report from the Rivers State Police Command, the Nigerian navy was additionally fingered within the disappearance of Egberipapa.
“We’re scared and apprehensive that one in every of our personal is being subjected to this sort of maltreatment with out recourse to his basic human rights. Essentially the most painful a part of that is that the whereabouts of Excessive Chief Sobomabo Jackrich Egberipapa is unknown.
“We, as a political celebration, are hereby calling on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR to name on the Chief of Military Employees Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja and all the safety outfits to declare the whereabouts of Excessive Chief Jackrich Egberipapa. We’ve resolved to be civil in approaching this ugly scenario and in addition to not politicise the matter at hand, not even when our nation is in pricey want of peace in resolving the financial downturn. What issues most to us is the speedy launch of Chief Sobomabo Jackrich Egberipapa to reunite along with his household.
“We hope this won’t be one of many human rights abuse instances by our safety outfits which might be saddled with the duty to guard the life and properties of each citizen no matter the circumstances of their start. As regulation abiding political celebration and one with the ideology of peace and respect for the rule of regulation, we consider that normal operational process that’s in tandem with the principles of engagement ought to be revered always,” the assertion learn partially.
The celebration stated it was excessive time for President Bola Tinubu to make use of the devices of his good places of work to warning the anti-democratic parts in our nation, including that certainly, the president ought to all the time do not forget that respecting the rule of regulation is one in every of his marketing campaign guarantees.
“The time to behave is NOW,” it added.
“We additionally urge our celebration devoted to stay calm as we consider within the regulation enforcement companies and the federal government to do what is true and within the curiosity of justice, fairness, and equity to all Nigerians and in step with the structure and legal guidelines of the federation significantly because it impacts the human rights of residents,” the celebration acknowledged.