A press release has been released from lawyer Festus Keyamo
explaining that his friend and client, ex-militant Asari Dokubo was arrested in
Benin Republic today. Read the press release below...
yesterday, Tuesday, November 26, 2013, my friend and client,
Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, around
the hours of 1:00pm and 2:00pm by the country’s gendarmes (Police Force).
He was picked up around the Lubeleyi roundabout and taken to
an unknown destination. We want to emphasise that Alhaji Dokubo-Asari carries
on legitimate business and has been living partly in Benin Republic for many
years now. In fact, he owns houses, schools and an academy in that country. All
these places have been searched as at this evening and nothing incriminating was
found.
We think his arrest and detention is a ploy by certain
forces in Nigeria in unholy alliance with the Beninoise government to keep him
away as 2015 approaches.
We call on the Nigerian government to immediately intervene
and ensure that no harm befalls Alhaji Dokubo-Asari and to use all diplomatic
means to secure his immediate release and safe return to Nigeria.
Meanwhile, we shall be liaising immediately with our
colleagues in that country to enforce his fundamental rights.
Thank you.
FESTUS KEYAMO, ESQ.
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