Falana Issues Caution over Military Coup in Nigeria
Mr. Femi Falana, a legal luminary and popular human rights activist, has warned those calling for an end to democratic rule and asking the military to take over the affairs of the country.
While the protest was ongoing, some protesters held Russian flag and chanting anti-Tinubu songs and calling on the military to hijack power. The president, Bola Tinubu himself has warned that enemies of democracy are working on truncating the progress that has been made so far.
The popular Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said that Nigerians have constitutional rights to protest.
He, however, said, “While we support the right of the #EndBadGovernance protesters, we have a patriotic duty to call on them to distance themselves from undemocratic forces who have taken advantage of the peaceful protests to engage in violence or campaign for a military coup in the country.”
“It has become necessary to point out that calling for a military coup or waving the flag of Russia, a country known for supporting unconstitutional changes of government in Africa, constitutes a gross abuse of the constitutional right to protest against the Government of Nigeria,” he said.
“The legitimate protests against hardship in the land should not be turned into a campaign for an unconstitutional change of government.”
The legal practitioner further warned “those involved in the illegal campaign for another military rule,” adding that “they may be accused of engaging in the offence of treasonable felony in contravention of section 41 of the Criminal Code Act.”
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