HURIWA, a group of Nigerian human rights writers, has praised the court’s decision to detain Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector general of police, for three months.
The group applauded the legal system for its brave action and said it demonstrated that no one is above the law.
HURIWA remarked that the judicial power granted to it by Section (6) subsection (1) of the 1999 constitution had been legitimately utilized by the judiciary.
Following his refusal to follow a court order issued by the Federal High Court, the Inspector General of Police was given a three-month prison term for contempt of court.
According to HURIWA, the IGP must immediately turn himself in with his jail bag to the Kuje penitentiary facility in accordance with the Federal High Court’s order. He should not disregard or act in violation of this court order.
“We urge President Muhammadu Buhari to personally supervise the surrender of the IGP to the Federal Correctional Center, Kuje, without wasting time. Anything outside of strict compliance with this court order will mean that Nigeria has become a banana republic.” HURIWA stated.
The rights organization claimed that the IGP could not be justified on the hazy pretext that he did not initiate the violation of the court’s order, even if he was in office at the time the issue first arose because the IGP’s office is continuously filled.
HURIWA advised the IGP to comply with the ruling or swiftly obtain an injunction for a stay of execution before objecting.