Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has recounted how he and other activists were detained under General Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime and taken to court under false pretenses
Speaking in a video shared by Channels TV, Falana disclosed that he and other activists organized protests and distributed posters demanding Babangida’s exit after the military leader kept postponing his handover date. As a result, he and fellow activists, including Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and Baba Omojola, were arrested, taken to the Federal Capital Territory, and detained at Kuje Prison under Decree No. 2, which allowed detention without trial.
Falana mentioned that Chief Gani Fawehinmi, a prominent lawyer, went to court to challenge their detention, however, he was also arrested and sent to prison alongside them. He revealed that on May 19, 1992, security officials told them that they were being released and would be taken to the airport to go home. He said they packed their belongings, but instead of going to the airport, the vehicle transporting took them to the Gwagwalada Chief Magistrate Court where they were charged with treasonable felony.
You can watch the video here from 14:40.
In Falana’s words: “On 19th of May they deceived us in prison that we were going home, so we packed our things. The vehicle that was taking us to the airport, purportedly, made some maneuver and we found ourselves at the Gwagwalada Chief Magistrate court where we were charged with treasonable felony.
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