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COVID-19 Lockdown: Buhari Must Withdraw All Solders From The Street- Femi Falana

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Nigerian Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari led the government  to withdraw armed troops from enforcing the lockdown order placed on some Nigerian States.

He said deploying armed troops is illegal and unconstitutional based on precedent judgements of the courts of the land.

He  said, “In the March 29, 2020, national broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari and the COVID-19 Quarantine Regulations issued thereafter to curtail the spread of coronavirus pandemic the members of the armed forces were not authorised to enforce the Regulations.

“But out of sheer impunity, the Defence Headquarters announced the plans of the armed forces to implement the presidential order on the restriction of the movement of the Nigerian people.

He also cited how the Defence Headquarters denied the action of its officers, in some video clips that went viral last week, in a bid to cover up the acts.

However, based on the nationwide condemnation of the brutal killing of Joseph Pessu and the threat to rape women by a bunch of rampaging soldiers the Defence Headquarters turned round to announce that the culprits had been arrested.

“Therefore, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces should not hesitate to direct the service chiefs to withdraw all armed troops from further enforcing the COVID-19 Regulations,” part of the statement read.