ARBITRARY ARREST AND DETENTION OF MELAYE'S BROTHERS AND ASSOCIATES

WE DEMAND THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM POLICE CUSTODY.

The continued arbitrary arrest and detention of Sen Dino Melaye's family members and associate by the Nigerian police is now been viewed, watched and analysed by the global community.
So sad, Nigeria suddenly becomes a laughing stock.

Its most serious and necessary to bring to the public notice of the continued illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention of more family members and associates of distinguished Sen Dino Melaye over no offence either directly or indirectly by the men of Nigeria police.

We wish to state urgently that since on the 23rd of April when the brazen persecution onslaught against Sen Dino Melaye, about 10 people including Pastor Femi Obalemo, Sam Melaye, Moses Melaye, Folorunsho Obamuwe, ( Melaye's driver) lawyers to Melaye and 7 other close associates are currently been detained by police for no reason under a country that is said to be governed by the constitution and rule of law.

We do not know where the police got its powers to illegally arrest this humble, gentle and peaceful Nigerians, but all we continue to hear from police is that we are acting on the "ORDERS FROM ABOVE"

We therefore call on Nigerians and leaders of thought to see Melaye's persecution a high-powered one where the diginity and rights citizens are unjustly infringed and molested Sitting on the fence at this junction is traitorous as we do not know who next?

What can we call this ugly and brutal use of force and coercion, intimidation, harassment and outright upturning of the laws of the land just to silent a golden voice.

And most unfortunately, this is happening under the glaring eye and watch of President Buhari.
In the spirit of justice, equity, freedom and human rights, we call on Nigerians to stand up against the severe police maltreatment, brutality, harassment and continued arrest detention of Melaye's family members and associates.
The Federal might and powers that be have descended on Melaye's without recourse to constitutionalism, right of citizens and due process. It is Melaye's today, we don't know which family's turn tomorrow under such brutish and dictatorial govt.

Its worthy to note that what is currently happening to Sen Dino Melaye is an onslaught against democracy

Police up till moment, haven't gave any reason for the arrest of Melaye's brothers and his associates and yet they were held and locked up unjustly.

In an unjust society, silence is crime.

Nigerians they said power that be is at work, but for us, we urgently demand there unconditional immediate release of those arrested without further delay.

In God we trust!

JUSTICE AND FREEDOM WATCH, ABUJA.