The trial of Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran agitators just took a new turn. Six of the inconsequential charges were dismissed by the court, setting the stage for the Binta Nyako headed trial to convict him on the rest, for treasonable felony and hang them. As this trial progress, I cannot help remembering that I talked to Nnamdi about underestimating of the powers of governments and their capacity to perpetrate injustice, after I listened to his views convictions and strategy at our last meeting in Dagenham after the protest of 18 January 2012.
I told him that no one should approach a problem in a away one’s opponent would be able to find solution to one. He is aware of my Position on Biafra.
I fear that this trial will destroy the foundation of objectivity in Nigeria and set the Igbos back one hundred years as they retreat into primitive collectivism to deal with its after malt.
Yet,from the onset, it was self inflicted. A result of strategy informed more by emotion and bravado than reason and knowledge.
A strategy that underestimated the savagery and crude brutality of the the north dominated and Islamic inspired Nigerian government, police and army.
Today,Nnamdi Kanu and his group are undergoing a process, which is a trial only in name and which the government wishes to use to validate illegality and legitimise injustice.
If what is going on the Abuja court is due process, then Saddam Hussein, trial of Bath party members was its finest hour.
It troubles my conscience that in a country, where there are well educated men and women, who understand the rule of law and justice as fairness that it has taken Professors Soludo and Utomi, to speak the inconvenient truth on the right stage and assert the values that make for a civilised society.
My question is where are the senators and legislators, who should be in the forefront of defending our democracy, Liberty and rule of law?
Where are the senators and legislators, who are representing Nnamdi Kanu and others senatorial and federal constituencies?
Are they not troubled that human rights of the citizens they represent are bring violated? Are they not concerned that. Judge is appealing to the provisions of the sharia in a trial in a secular democracy?
This trial is destroying Nigeria and exposing the crude, autocratic and aggressive security system that helps the north to maintain its hold on power.
It is making caricature of the judiciary and fools of Nigerians. It has already made martyrs of the victims and continuing it will only mean their canonisation.
There is no gain saying that it is not in the best interest of Nigeria to continue with the trial. It is shredding every credibility, which Nigeria still retains as a democratic country. Watching it is like watching Nigeria being crashed in slow motion.
It is hypocritical to continue to pretend that Buhari is motivated by anything, but hate and prejudice in his attempt to frame Nnamdi and co for treason and hang them.
If there are people who have committed treasonable felony against Nigeria, they are those who overthrew elected governments, dragged Nigeria into OIC, declared sharia law in the north, set up Boko Haram and looted her treasury.
It would seem that in Nigeria, the first law of government is that things that are bad will get worse no matter who is in power for the only reason that it is Nigeria.
It is obvious that Buhari is not in power to govern, but to ensure north domination and advance the cause of Sunni Islam in Nigeria as he declared done years ago.
This trial obscures the fact that Biafra is a franchise pioneered by the likes of Umezurike, who fail out with Nnamdi Kanu. Many people are exploiting Biafra for livelihood.
It is giving relevance to the Biafran cause in a way that will guarantee the most disastrous outcome.
The actors will believe they have paid a price and will develop overvalued ideas about their role in the society and the stage will be set for possible South Sudan outcome, if Biafra achieved independence.
A cult of personality will ensue as they mix mysticism and self determination and objectivity will die. A society where the individual is moe important that what he says emerged and demagogues are created.
It is time to end this farcical trial and put Nigeria on the part of recovery and nation building.
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