Senate lists Buhari’s alleged human rights violations, assault on constitution (Guardian)

The Senate has scheduled for debate and investigation allegations of human rights and constitutional violations by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

The recent enactment of the controversial Executive Order No. 006 as a legislation, which permits security agencies to freeze assets of persons standing trial without recourse to the court, is one of the matters to be debated.

Another issue raised in a motion that compelled the debate is the continuous detention of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), for over two years in total disregard of four court orders, including that of the ECOWAS Court which granted him bail pending his trial over alleged money laundering charges. Read more