Mohammed
Fawehinmi, son of the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi,
has sued President Goodluck Jonathan and heads of the national security
agencies for the increasing spate of bombings in the country.
Fawehinmi
also asked Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Lagos for a
leave to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the arrest of former
military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the State Security Service
and the Defence Intelligence Agency are among agencies whose heads were
sued by Fawehinmi.
Others
are the Inspector-General of Police; Head, Special Anti-bomb squad of
the Nigerian Police, the National Security Adviser; and the
Attorney-General of the Federation.
At
the hearing on Monday, Nyako asked the plaintiff to file his written
address in support of the application and adjourned till Wednesday.
Fawehinmi in the suit, dated November 30, 2011, has put before the court 16 issues for determination.
One
of such issues is whether Babangida can be absolved of any “wrongdoing
or involvement in the coordination of the recent bombing incidents that
had occurred since October 1, 2010,” in spite of unresolved killing of
the renowned journalist Mr. Dele Giwa, by a parcel bomb under his
regime.
He also wants to know if Babangida ordered an investigation into Giwa’s death.
The
plaintiff also wants the court to determine whether Nigeria can be
described as safe, and if Jonathan can be said to have performed his
duties as prescribed in certain provisions of the constitution, despite
the incessant bombing in various parts of the country.
Fawehinmi,
who also seeks the arrest of former Minister of Defence, Adetokunbo
Kayode, wants the court to determine if he and his predecessor, Bello
Haliru, had competently performed their duty as prescribed in Nigeria’s
constitution.
He
is also seeking the court to compel the replacement of the Minister of
Defence, Mr. Bello Haliru with “a young vibrant military retired senior
officer.”
Fawehinmi,
who expressed doubts whether the various heads of the government
agencies had performed their duties as prescribed in the constitution
and other law books, wants the court to order the EFCC, the Police and
the SSS to submit their intelligence report prior to the Independence
Day bombing in 2010 to the court.
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