Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has vowed to make sure that the soldier who was arrested by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu over highway visitors offence is prosecuted.
Arogidigba International Journal reported on Tuesday that Sanwo-Olu arrested some males on motorbikes plying one-way alongside Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
The governor was on his solution to the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila Convention Centre at Ojo campus of the Lagos State College, LASU, when the incident occurred on Tuesday.
One of many offenders might need thought he can be freed when he recognized himself as a soldier, however the governor ordered the safety males to lock him up for that purpose.
Whereas being taken away by safety operatives, Sanwo-Olu mentioned; “Put him there, let your father come and rescue you.”
And Falana, who appeared on Channels Tv on Wednesday, famous that males of the armed forces within the nation typically see themselves as above the regulation.
“In our nation, males of the armed forces consider, as if we’re nonetheless below the navy dictatorship, that they’re above the regulation,” he mentioned.
“We’re even fortunate there was no unlucky incident. Final 12 months August, some policemen have been controlling the visitors round Ojo and since automobiles have been stopped, troopers got here from one of many automobiles and pounced on one of many cops and an inspector was killed within the course of.
“Others have been injured and detained within the barrack. Even to launch the troopers for investigation was problematic.
“It was the identical factor within the case of Wadume, the place a captain led troopers to assault three policemen and killed them who had come to arrest a really harmful felony and what occurred?
“Troopers have been even charged however a former Lawyer-Common Malami withdrew the case from the courtroom that the troopers will attempt them. These guys have been promoted.
“So, we should run a rustic the place there’s rule of regulation and there should be equality earlier than the regulation and I’m going to make sure that we get the human rights neighborhood to pressurise the Lagos State Authorities to have that soldier tried.”