A group of Legal Practitioners under the auspices of Arewa Human Rights Lawyers and Justice Center, has called for the release of a popular pro-Tinubu supporter and Sarkin Hausawa of Lagos, Alhaji Aminu Yaro Dogara, who was arrested and detained by Department of State Services.
The group claimed the traditional title holder was arrested and being detained to allegedly implicate the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
While condemning his arrest and detention, the Lawyers urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the Director General of the DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, to immediately release the detained billionaire business man and revered traditional leader, who, according to the group, is being detained in violation of a Court order, in their desperate hunt for any evidence to indict Emefiele.
The lawyers alleged that the detained Aminu Yaro was being forced by the DSS to indict suspended former CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele for offences he did not commit and the arrest of Alhaji Aminu Yaro was in furtherance of the groping for evidence by the Service.
Making the group stance known, Barr. Ahmed Tijani, said, “Sarkin Hausawa is a highly respected businessman. We call for his immediate release because they are only holding him to force him to indict Mr. Emefiele.”
Mr. Ahmed, stressed that that the Service may have underestimated Alhaji Yaro, staying that nobody can compel him to bear false witness against innocent man or destroy the reputation.
“To be holding him and his wife is crossing the line. He has a daughter. Who do they want to be taking care of the daughter?
“Clearly Mr. Bichi must be called to order before he destroys an innocent man’s family who is an ardent supporter of the president.
“The President should not forget what Aminu Yaros father did for him and what Aminu Yaro himself did for him. How Aminu Yaro funded the biggest Arewa rallies in South West aimed at mobilizing Northerners for the President during the campaign .
“This is very important for the President to remember,” Mr. Ahmed concluded.
Meanwhile, the lawyers also reminded the President that Aminu Yaro have an order of the court barring security agencies from arresting him over baseless allegations and wondered why Aminu Yaro should be in detention despite the orders of a competent court
They urged the DG DSS to release Aminu Yaro from what they called illegal detention or face legal action within the next 48 hours.
