Falana sends message to Buhari govt over recovered looted funds
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana , has asked the Federal Government to declare how much stolen funds it has recovered since 1999.
But the popular lawyer said the exact amount had not been declared, neither had the government said what the funds were used for – though he also mentioned that N605 billion was recently recovered. “I am, therefore, suggesting that the billions recovered by the EFCC, let the Federal Government allocate at least N1 billion to every local government area for job creation for our young men and women.”
He said: “Section 17 of the Constitution of Nigeria talks of equality before the law. But I am sure you will all agree with me that equality before the law is a joke in any capitalist society. “Wednesday, what happened in Lagos – the attacks – if you watched the film on television, you will know that we are in trouble. Some of the criminal elements openly carried the loot on their heads and the police had a hard time containing the crisis. That is why we must go out and ensure that injustice in the polity is addressed.”
He also alluded to the current case of Taraba State-based kidnapper, Alhaji Hamisu Bala in which the suspect exchanged calls with a Divisonal Police Officer and an Army captain.
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