‘Anyone predicting Umar, Malami, El-Rufai’s detention would’ve been called mad’ — Odinkalu

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said the caller detention of erstwhile Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Chairman Danladi Umar, ex-Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, and ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, underscores the transient quality of governmental power.

In a station connected his X relationship on Thursday, Odinkalu said fewer radical would person believed astatine the opening of 2023 that the 3 salient figures would each beryllium successful what helium described arsenic “judicially-sanctioned administrative detention” successful Nigeria.

According to him, supporting injustice against perceived opponents often creates precedents that tin aboriginal ensnare those who erstwhile benefited from them.

“If you told anyone astatine the opening of 2023 that Danladi Umar, @aamalamiSAN, & @elrufai volition each beryllium successful judicially-sanctioned administrative detention successful #Nigeria, the idiosyncratic could person pronounced you mad, & justifiably too.

“But present we are.

“The unspeakable happening astir supporting injustice is the precedent you gloat astatine due to the fact that it afflicts your force tin travel backmost to ensnare you.

“Power is transient & – for those abusing it today – No information is permanent,” Odinkalu wrote.

‘Anyone predicting ...