The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) is outraged by the prophecy recently made by Rev Father Ejike Mbaka who alleged a plot to assassinate President Muhammadu Buhari.
It should be recalled that the cleric raised alarm in his January 1 message:
“Many people are planning to kill Buhari; there are many plans on how to eliminate his life so that corruption will continue; so that embezzlement will continue. “
In reaction, non-governmental organization HURIWA tagged Mbaka’s prophesy as “sensationalism”, “rumour peddling” and “delusional fantasy”, Thisday reports.
The rights group has urged the Nigerian Catholic hierarchy to sanction the cleric over his shifting from sacred vocation to political games. Moreover, the body tops threaten to drag Mbaka to the Holy Father Pope Francis if the Catholic Bishops Conference fails to take appropriate action.
This was contained in a statement signed by HURIWA officials Emmanuel Onwubiko and Miss Zainab Yusuf.
“Mbaka should cover his face in shame for displaying gross ignorance of the workings of the democratic and law based tenets and provisions of the constitution which deems suspects brought before the court of competent jurisdiction as totally innocent in the eye of the law until contrary determination is made by the court in line with due process of the law.
“Is Fr Mbaka a judge who has passed presiding over cases of alleged graft involving any immediate past political office holder and adjudged them guilty of corrupt practices? Is Fr Mbaka unaware that as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces that President Muhammadu Buhari is the most protected citizen in Nigeria now with hundreds of well armed and highly trained professional guards drawn from the Nigerian military and the secret police headed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s kinsman?
“Is Fr Mbaka unaware that Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari is waging a counter-terror war and that the armed Islamists have vowed in several media recordings to kill not just the Commander-in-Chief but officials of government? This Mbaka’s whitewash must be consigned to the dustbins without further delay.”
Meanwhile, in a recent development President Buhari commended Mbaka for his exemplary courage and pointed out the important role he played for the sake of the country.
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