My people, this amnesty matter don hot like pepper soup wey dey boil for pot! E get as Kano State Governor Dikko Radda wan grant amnesty to about 70 terrorists wey dey terrorize for hin state. Na serious wahala be this one!
Lawyer Deji Adeyanju don open mouth like market woman wey dey sell e wares, talk say this amnesty tin wey some governors dey try na clear violation of our constitution. Wetin e talk? E yarn say under Section 212 of our constitution, na only state offences dem governors fit grant pardon for. But terrorism na federal offence, wey federal government dem dey handle! Chai, no be small matter o!
For Katsina, Zamfara, and other states, dem don dey try reason with bandits and terrorists, give dem money and offer to rehabilitate dem. Some people dey say e fit reduce crime small small, but others dey shout say e go make these criminals feel like dem dey above the law. Abeg, wetin happen to the rule of law?
Adeyanju don get serious back up from Supreme Court rulings wey say only the president fit grant amnesty for terrorism-related offences. Na portions wey concern national security! If this amnesty go happen, e mean say governors go dey do as dem like, anything go fit happen!
Even experts for law dey vex for the amnesty idea. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Kunle Edun, don clear am say governors no get right to grant amnesty for terrorism-related issues. E talk am straight, say “Lack of power, no be joke! We no dey play with terrorists!”
But na wetin dey happen for the Northern states? Plenty leaders and religious bodies don dey against this amnesty talk! The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) don shout out say, na bad idea because e fit weaken the fight against terrorism. Them dey ask, who go take care of the victims wey suffer for this wahala?
As e be so, plenty people dey shout say no amnesty! Like the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) wey don come out bold, say make dem no grant any blanket amnesty for criminals. Dem go just return to the society like everything dey okay? Omo, abeg make we reason am well!
Even some religious leaders don add their own voice, say, “This amnesty fit just increase insecurity, make people feel say e dey okay to pick gun!” Dem don dey call for accountability, say no be amnesty go solve our wahala.
And guess wetin? Some people dey say make dem hear from the terrorists! But the majority dey reason say this amnesty matter go just turn our justice system upside down! Biko, make we shine our eyes!
Wetin go happen next? Only time go tell. But as we dey talk so, e fit turn to serious gbege if dem no clear this amnesty matter sharp sharp!
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