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“Unfolding events have shown that there are lapses in the way the Federal Government handles cases of self-determination agitators like Sunday Igboho, and I will like to state it clearly that the Federal Government must desist from clamping down on self-determination agitators because such move can only fuel national crisis.
“What Federal Government came up with were mere allegations against Ighoho such as trafficking in arms and inciting violence that could result in the social disturbance without evidence and the government of Benin Republic had considered all that to be untenable, and insufficient to warrant extradition.
So I am appealing to the Federal Government to learn from history and ensure that the fundamental human rights of the citizens are protected in such a way that we can begin to appreciate the fact that we truly follow the tenets of democracy,” he said.
“Meanwhile, contrary to insinuations, Nigeria and Benin have no extradition agreement, and Nigeria has not been able to come up with charges that could lead the court to order Igboho’s extradition to Nigeria..
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