A chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has urged the Federal Government to arraign the persons indicted in the $2.1bn arms scandal.
The elder statesman noted that the eventual court judgments would determine whether they were guilty or not and not by trying them on the pages of newspapers,according to The Punch.
Adebanjo, stated that the proper thing to do was for the Federal Government to proceed to court with the evidences against the accused, told The Punch .
While commending efforts of the current administration in tackling corruption, he added that the government must follow constitutional procedures in pressing charges against the suspects.
He said, ‘‘You cannot be the accuser, prosecutor and judge in your own case. In as much as I appreciate efforts to rid the country of corruption, things must be done constitutionally. All the people indicted in the arms deal case are innocent until proved guilty by competent courts.’’
Some individuals and members of the Peoples Democratic Party had been indicted in the mismanagement of the funds earmarked for the procurement of arms for the Army to fight the violent sect, Boko Haram.
The funds were allegedly distributed to the individuals by the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, who served in the regime of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
