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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government for the immediate arrest of ex-Niger Delta agitator, Mujahid Asari Dokubo over his suspected link to the violent phenomenon of ‘unknown gunmen’ in the South East.
HURIWA made the threat in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, on Thursday.
The group threatened that if the Federal Government fails to arrest Asari Dokubu, it would mobilise its members to embark on a nationwide protest across all the 36 states of the federation.
“Asari Dokubo must be arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) or any other relevant security agency over his suspected link to the violent phenomenon of ‘unknown gunmen’ in the South East.
“The Nigerian Government must arrest Asari Dokubo now or the Federal Government is indirectly tasking Igbo youths, lovers of Igbo and all groups that support the well-being of the Igbo people to begin peaceful protests simultaneously.
“HURIWA is giving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 72 working hours to order the arrest and investigation of Asari Dokubo over his suspected link to the violent phenomenon of unknown gunmen in the South East or HURIWA will call our members for a protest in Abuja next week over it.
“Illegality must not be allowed to continue whilst the security agencies pretend not to know or willfully not take action. Asari Dokubo must be arrested. Nigeria is not a Banana Republic,” the statement read.