Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Thought For Today

I am not a partisan when it comes to Nigerian politics. I am neither a friend of Governor Rochas Okorocha nor a political supporter of his. That said, does anyone think that EFCC is above the law? That whole operation by EFCC operatives at Okorocha's residence yesterday looked questionable. It looked like an instance of a governmental abuse of its coercive powers. It is important for governmental organs, regardless of their objectives to not only act lawfully but also be seen as acting lawfully. We cannot afford to be paying mere lip service to the Rule of Law. 

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 12:33 PM Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:

The EFCC laid a siege on Rochas Okorocha's Abuja residence, hoping that he would voluntarily submit to lawful arrest, but he didn't, which meant that he resisted lawful arrest. 

So, they removed a part of the roof of his house, got in through there and arrested him. 

That was "reasonable force" and any law enforcement agency any where in the civilized world would have done that if faced with similar situation.

That was a standard law enforcement procedure in that particular situation.

Thank you all for your time.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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Sincerely,

Victor O. Okafor, Ph.D.

Professor and Head

Department of Africology and African American Studies

Eastern Michigan University

Email: vokafor@emich.edu

https://www.emich.edu/aaas/

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