A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana has cautioned the
Federal Government against infringing into the rights of the poor
in the name of fighting corruption.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the 13th Anti-Corruption
Situation Room organised by the Human Environmental Development
Agenda (HEDA), Falana said the unannounced closure of the border
between Nigeria and Benin Republic is a harassment of poor traders
who are daily fending for living.
The Federal Government on Tuesday, August 20, shut down the
border between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin.
Thousands of Nigerian and Benin Republic nationals were stranded
and could not access the border as they were returning to their
bases after business transactions on Wednesday, August 21.
The spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Joseph
Attah, explained that the closure was caused by a joint security
exercise that may take several days.
Falana said: “The government must stop harassing the poor
because the rich already know how to take care of themselves.
“Accepted that the government was trying to fight corruption but
in fighting smugglers, the government shouldn’t fight the
poor.”
While urging for a searchlight against corruption in states and
local governments, the Senior Advocate said the poor can only be
assisted in the country when there is sanction against
impunity.
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