Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is entrenching itself deeper into the mire of impunity and constitutional delinquency by adopting a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Muhammad Kazaure.
Atiku in a statement issued Saturday said Kazaure, an unapologetic critic of the gross misgovernance and failings of the Bola Tinubu administration was abducted in Kano and whisked away to Abuja.
He revealed that Kazaure is presently being held incommunicado, with no formal charge or explanation offered to his family, legal team, or the Nigerian people.
Atiku noted: “The EFCC has once again plunged headlong into its well-worn pattern of lawlessness, arresting and detaining citizens with brazen disregard for due process and without offering any justification for its actions.”
He recalled that similar thing was witnessed in the unlawful arrest and detention of Mr. Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, whose release was only secured after massive public outrage and pressure.
Atiku added: “We are left with no choice but to conclude that Kazaure’s ordeal is a direct consequence of his fearless and unrelenting criticism of this administration.
“This government’s hypocrisy is as staggering as it is shameless: while it strikes cosy deals with politically connected figures tainted by corruption, it unleashes the machinery of the state to harass and silence its critics.”