A Coalition of Civil Society Organization has called on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Government of Nigeria not to join an alleged global, anti-democratic forces hell bent on ensuring the needless vilification of the Egyptian exiled leader Citizen Alli Mahmoud Abdel – Wanis and other Objectors.
The group of ten CSOs in a statement jointly signed by its Co-conveners Comrade Omotaje Olawale Saint and Ayo Ogundele faulted the plot by the Nigerian government to depot Wanis owing to diplomatic ties, citing it as inhuman treatment which is an already faced-out tactics of international diplomacy.
Citing Nigeria’s stand during the Apartheid regime as a yardstick of measure, the Coalition opined that depoting Wanis will inadvertently subject him and his supporters to harrowing torture and death, giving the peculiar nature of governance in Egypt.
The statement reads in parts: “We write to call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR and, all pertinent security agencies to be wary of inadvertently fallen into the snares of global, anti- democratic forces in the diplomatic handling of Egyptian exile, Citizen Alli Mahmoud Abdel – Wanis.
“It should be recalled that we have earlier emphatically condemned the arrest and detention of Abdel – Wanis, calling for his unconditional release .
“We are gravely disturbed with news of clandestine ploys by Nigerian government and its security agencies to depot Wanis.
“ It is rather needless for us to paint the gory portrait of the regime in control of the reins of power in Egypt.
“Egypt has always been an intensively caste and closed society. Much more so under the Jackboot Despotism of Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi since 8th. June, 2012 .
“According to the global monitoring watchdog,, ” Human Rights Watch” – the Egyptian regime, ” relies on naked coercion and the military security services as its main vehicle of control “.
“It is therefore, Manifestly discernible that if Wanis is deported to Egypt, he along with co – Conscientious Dissentals shall be subjected to unimaginable, harrowing torture and gruesome death!
“It is trite to reiterate here that if the NADECO forces including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and other Objectors had been rejected by civilized, democratic world, Nigeria would most likely be wallowing in the cesspit of absolute despotism.
“Humanity has passed the historical phase of maximum, military rule. Thus, as we rose against South Africa Apartheid regime, it behoves on all to condemn any act of inhumanity to all human beings across the globe.
“We call on all Global Institutions on Human Rights to join us in the crusade for the freedom of Citizen, Ali Abdel – Wanis and other Prisoners of Conscience.”
