Group Protest Femi Falana’s Opposition Of Operation Positive Identification, Caution Him From Intimidating Of Security Agencies – TheNigerialawyer

Members of the group, Save Nigeria Movement have protested
against Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, for opposing the
“Show Your Identify Card Operation” by the Nigerian.

Pictures on the internet show the protesting members with
various banners showing their displeasure. One of the banners
reads:

“FEMI FALANA ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WE SAY NO TO JUDICIAL
BLACKMAIL”

Another one reads: “FEMI FALANA STOP BLACKMAILING THE
NIGERIAN MILITARY”

“WE SUPPORT OPERATION OPEN IDENTIFICATION”

An investigation by Nairalaw (TNL) reveals that the said
campaign was led by one Solomon Semanaka.

He posted on his Facebook page as follows:

“Yesterday, November 19, in Abuja I led the SAVE NIGERIA
MOVEMENT to caution Femi Falana (SAN) from intimidation of the
security agencies in the country”

Nairalaw recalls that Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has sued
the Nigerian Army, it’s Chief of Army Staff and the
Attorney-General of the Federation, praying for an order stopping
the planned Operation Positive Identification by the army.

The suit marked FHC/L/CS/1939/2019 was filed before the Federal
High Court in Lagos on October 25.

According to Falana, the planned nationwide operation scheduled
for November 1, to December 23, 2019, by which Nigerian citizens
would be required to move about with means of identification is
unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.

He argued that the planned operation violates his right and that
of other Nigerian citizens to liberty, “as encapsulated in Section
35 respectively of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, 1999 as Amended and Article 6 of the African Charter on
Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, (Cap
A10) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”

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