Frontline rights group, the Int’l Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety) on Monday berated the Muhammadu Buhari administration for allegedly promoting a “Janjaweed” policy that has seen large numbers of Christians murdered in cold blood over the past four years. It lashed the administration, which begins its second term on May 29, for hobnobbing with the Miyyati Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and for the recent offer of N100 million to the group to help stop the reign of terror by murderous bandits.

Intersociety in the statement issued in Onitsha gave wide-ranging recommendations that must be met by the Buhari administration in its second term if it is to be seen as having turned a new leaf.

Below are the recommendations as contained in the statement signed by Intersociety Board Chair Emeka Umeagbalasi; Head, Civil Liberties & Rule of Law Programme, Obianuju Joy Igboeli, Esq.; and Head, Campaign & Publicity Department, Chidimma Evan Udegbunam, *The Buhari/Osinbajo Government must rewind or somersault in its present hash and vindictive policies and actions

*Government must revert holistically to the constitution and constitutionalism in the governance of the country and put machinery in place for all ethnic nationalities’ constitutional confab

*Government must revisit and holistically review its disharmonious policy on Fulani Herdsmen by removing the Jihadist content and discouraging massive movement of the Herdsmen to the Middle Belt and Southern Regions especially during raining seasons when natural livestock feeds including grasses are in abundant in the core North.

*There shall be the creation of mechanised cattle ranches and grazing zones which must be concentrated in the core north-an area that has vast expanse of lands than South.

*Government must deregister MABCAN, arrest and prosecute its leaders for conspiratorial massacring and maiming of thousands of Nigerians especially Christians on annual basis.

*President Buhari as life patron of MACBAN must resign his position to safeguard collective interests of all Nigerians and his position as ‘President of Nigeria and Nigerians’

*Government must reorganise the country’s military, secret police and open police intelligence bureaus with clearly defined lines of duties or scopes

*Government should Introduce and institutionalise electronic policing, electronic intelligence and electronic investigation

*There shall be removal of all service chiefs including Chief of Army Staff and appointment of their replacements strictly in accordance with Section 14(3) of the Constitution or geopolitical balancing

*There shall be reorganisation of the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force, SSS, NIA and the Police and promotion and assignment of duties to their Lt Cols and upwards and their equivalents in other security establishments in accordance with the six geopolitical zone arrangements; with Northwest Region taking a slightest majority owing to its seven States status

*There shall be the release of all political detainees including the Shiite leader (Zaki-el-Zaky and his beloved wife as well Col Sambo Dasuki, etc

*Government must tell Nigerians evidentially if Col Sambo Dasuki is still alive or dead in custody

*Government shall invite the ICC Prosecutor to open comprehensive investigations into all war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria

*There shall be de-proscription of IPOB as a “terror” group and release of all its detained activists and dropping of all charges filed against those in detention or those on bail

*Government shall adopt religious tolerance and secularism as a national policy and ensure strict adherence to Section 10 of the Constitution and avoidance of promotion of any particular religion as a State religion.

*There shall be withdrawal of the Nigerian military particularly the Army from Nigerian cities, streets and States and confining them to the Northeast for strict purpose of counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations.

*There shall be reorganisation of the Nigeria Police Force particularly its operations, intelligence and investigation departments and their deployment to combat the country’s domestic crimes especially highway robbery/kidnapping, banditry, communal violence and cyber crimes

*Government shall go after Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen including their arrest, investigation and prosecution using reorganized and six geopolitically balanced SSS and FCID/Intel as well as the police special squads

*Invitation of foreign partners to help Nigeria solve its light energy crisis for purpose of boosting electronic security and intelligence which are direly needed in the country at the moment.

*There shall be critical studying and adoption of the UNDP’s concept of human security, for effective use of it in the governance of the country or any part thereof.

*There shall be discontinuation of the policy of selective application and enforcement of the law including racial profiling, criminal labeling and prosecutorial vindictiveness.

*Government must avoid further interference in the independence and integrity of the Judiciary and the Legislature including acts capable of undermining the independence and outcomes of the ongoing proceedings of the Presidential/National Assembly or Governorship/State Assembly Elections’ Petition Tribunals.

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