On the eve of the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, a nationwide protest led by Comrade Omoyele Sowore, the national president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council has issued a stern warning to the illegal Inspector-General of Police in Nigeria, Kayode Egbetokun, the Director-General of the State Security Service, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, and President Bola Tinubu, urged them not to undermine or mess the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria before the international community.
Addressing local and international journalists, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, reminded Nigeria’s Police Boss, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, DSS Boss, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, and President Bola Tinubu that none of them is above the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Comrade Igboayaka emphasized that the fundamental human rights is expressly clear in the Nigerian Constitution’s Chapter IV which outlines fundamental human rights, including the right to life, dignity, personal liberty, and fair hearing.
Other key rights are those to privacy, freedom of thought, expression, assembly, movement, and freedom from discrimination. These are known as justiciable rights, meaning citizens can go to court to enforce them if violated.
Core Fundamental Rights”
Comrade enumerated the fundamental human rights thus;
Right to life: The most fundamental right, outlined in section 33 of the constitution.
Right to dignity of human person: Protects against ill-treatment and guarantees respect for an individual’s worth.
Right to personal liberty: Guarantees freedom from unlawful arrest and detention.
Right to fair hearing: Ensures a person gets a fair trial and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Right to private and family life: Protects an individual’s private and family affairs from interference.
Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion: Guarantees freedom to hold beliefs and practice one’s religion.
Right to freedom of expression and the press: Protects freedom of speech and the media.
Right to peaceful assembly and association: Allows people to gather and form associations peacefully.
Right to freedom of movement: Guarantees the ability to move freely within Nigeria.
Right to freedom from discrimination: Prohibits discrimination based on ethnicity, sex, religion, or political opinion.
Right to acquire and own property: Allows all citizens to own immovable property anywhere in Nigeria.
Right to compensation for compulsory acquisition of property: Ensures fair compensation and access to court if the government needs to acquire property for public use.
“I implored the illegal Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Nigeria, Kayode Egbetokun, the Director General State Security Service, Mr. Adeola Ajayi, and President Bola Tinubu to engage a patriotic Nigerian lawyer to enlighten them on the Fundamental human rights as enshrined in the 1999 constitution (as Amended)”Comrade Igboayaka stated.
The Right to peaceful assembly and association, guarantees Nigerians the right to assemble and associate peacefully. Hence, it constitutes an act of judicial impunity and rascality for any court of competent jurisdiction to prescribe the location and timing of peaceful gatherings by Nigerians.
No judicial pronouncement anywhere in the world can prohibit citizens from forming assemblies or gatherings for peaceful protests to express their dissatisfaction over the Federal Government’s illegal detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The Free Nnamdi Kanu protest, organized by PAN-Nigerians under the leadership of Comrade Omoyele Sowore, is a necessary action. Bola Tinubu, Kayode Egbetokun, and Adeola Ajayi have the option to reveal Nigeria to the international community as a nation where human rights are either violated or respected, with their actions on 20th October peaceful protest.
I entreated the Inspector-General of Police to reclaim his lost service credibility by assigning a necessary security contingent to safeguard Nigerians as they exercise their fundamental human rights on 20th October 2025 in Abuja, Comrade Igboayaka O Igboayaka advised.
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