I’ll Protect You From Buhari, Falana Tells Obasanjo

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has told former president Olusegun Obasanjo to remain calm as the human rights community would ensure he gets justice if persecuted.

Falana’s statement follows Obasanjo’s claim that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration planned on getting him arrested.

Speaking on Channels TV, while reacting to the allegation, the human rights community said it would ensure that Obasanjo’s rights are not violated within the ambit of the law.

He said,“General Obasanjo has nothing to worry about, we will ensure that his rights are not violated.

“We are going to adopt the same attitude when he and the late General (Shehu) Yar’Adua and others were tried illegally and sentenced to death.”

“However, we cannot give such assurance if there are grounds to arrest the former president to account for his own actions as in the case of economic and financial crimes, there is no way we can prevent the government from carrying out its investigation,” Falana said.