JUNE 12 : PROSECUTE BABANGIDA NOW, CDHR TELLS FG
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called for the prosecution of the first military President of Nigeria, Gen. Babangida (Rtd.) for his actions and inactions that led to the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election. In a statement released to the press and signed by the National President of the human rights association, Debo Adeniran, they outlined various reasons why the current administration must prosecute Babangida and ensure justice is served for the roles he played during and after the election. The statement reads: We received with heavy heart the recent admission of the infamous June 12 notorious fact by former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd). His belated public confessions regarding his role in the illegal annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election is an attempt to hoodwink the unwary Nigerians to believe that the mischievous dictator actually meant well by the brazen sociopolitical and moral assault he...