Nnamdi Arrest: Malami Is A Disgrace To Rule Of Law, Says Nigerian-Canadian Minister

The Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government
of Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu, has slammed the Nigerian Minister
of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, over the
re-arrest of the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Madu, in a post on his LinkedIn
page^[1], said if
reports that Kanu was abducted from Kenya were true, Malami was not
only a disgrace to the rule of law but also not worthy to be a
public officer.

The Canadian official, who is also the Deputy Government House
Leader, said Nigeria and Kenya violated international law in the
manner Kanu was extradited and called on world leaders to apply
appropriate sanctions.

Kanu, who is facing trial for treasonable felony, jumped bail in
2017 and fled the country for the United Kingdom when soldiers
stormed his parents’ residence at Afaraukwu, Abia State.

Malami, however, announced last Tuesday, that he was rearrested
through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and
security services.

The Abia State indigene was taken before Justice Binta Nyako of
the Federal High Court, Abuja, where an application for his remand
in DSS custody was granted.

Madu, who demanded the release of Kanu, urged the Nigerian
government to ensure his safety.

“The Attorney General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami is a disgrace
to the rule of law, and not worthy to be an officer of the court.
He has shown himself to be a bigot who does not understand what it
means to live in a pluralistic society governed by the dictates of
the rule of law,” he wrote.

He also called on the international community and leaders of
nations to use all their power to ensure “real consequences for
these arbitrary violations of internationally accepted democratic
norms and rules that govern civilized people.”

Madu said, “Nigeria is burning, and the people of Nigeria,
except those who are holding the country down, wants out. You
cannot destroy the hope and aspiration of a people destined for
greatness and expect them to bow down in servitude. You cannot
destroy a generation of people and expect them to not fight for
their freedom. The power of guns, state-sponsored terrorism will
not achieve peace or the preservation of Nigeria.

“The Igbos and other ethnic groups in Nigeria who are calling
for Nigeria to be renegotiated do not seek violence or war. They
seek peace. They seek progress and the advancement of their people.
They seek fairness, safety, equity, and justice for their people.
They seek the opportunity for their children to grow up and achieve
their God-given abundant potential. They seek the rise of a people
with the work ethic, intellect and capacity to be a truly global
superpower on the continent of Africa. They seek dignity over
inhumane treatment. They seek life over death.

“Friends of the black world must unite and liberate the people
of Nigeria from this bondage and from the claws of corrupt and
inept politicians who have no business being near the corridor of
Nigeria’s political power.”

The Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government
of Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu, has slammed the Nigerian Minister
of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, over the
re-arrest of the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Madu, in a post on his LinkedIn
page^[1], said if
reports that Kanu was abducted from Kenya were true, Malami was not
only a disgrace to the rule of law but also not worthy to be a
public officer.

The Canadian official, who is also the Deputy Government House
Leader, said Nigeria and Kenya violated international law in the
manner Kanu was extradited and called on world leaders to apply
appropriate sanctions.

Kanu, who is facing trial for treasonable felony, jumped bail in
2017 and fled the country for the United Kingdom when soldiers
stormed his parents’ residence at Afaraukwu, Abia State.

Malami, however, announced last Tuesday, that he was rearrested
through the collaborative efforts of Nigerian intelligence and
security services.

The Abia State indigene was taken before Justice Binta Nyako of
the Federal High Court, Abuja, where an application for his remand
in DSS custody was granted.

Madu, who demanded the release of Kanu, urged the Nigerian
government to ensure his safety.

“The Attorney General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami is a disgrace
to the rule of law, and not worthy to be an officer of the court.
He has shown himself to be a bigot who does not understand what it
means to live in a pluralistic society governed by the dictates of
the rule of law,” he wrote.

He also called on the international community and leaders of
nations to use all their power to ensure “real consequences for
these arbitrary violations of internationally accepted democratic
norms and rules that govern civilized people.”

Madu said, “Nigeria is burning, and the people of Nigeria,
except those who are holding the country down, wants out. You
cannot destroy the hope and aspiration of a people destined for
greatness and expect them to bow down in servitude. You cannot
destroy a generation of people and expect them to not fight for
their freedom. The power of guns, state-sponsored terrorism will
not achieve peace or the preservation of Nigeria.

“The Igbos and other ethnic groups in Nigeria who are calling
for Nigeria to be renegotiated do not seek violence or war. They
seek peace. They seek progress and the advancement of their people.
They seek fairness, safety, equity, and justice for their people.
They seek the opportunity for their children to grow up and achieve
their God-given abundant potential. They seek the rise of a people
with the work ethic, intellect and capacity to be a truly global
superpower on the continent of Africa. They seek dignity over
inhumane treatment. They seek life over death.

“Friends of the black world must unite and liberate the people
of Nigeria from this bondage and from the claws of corrupt and
inept politicians who have no business being near the corridor of
Nigeria’s political power.”