Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has urged Nigerians who have paid ransom to kidnappers or bandits to take the Federal Government to court and demand a refund, arguing that the state has failed in its constitutional duty to protect citizens.
Speaking at the opening of the Legal Year of the Faculty of Law, University of Abuja, Falana cited the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Nigerian Constitution, stressing that the government is legally obligated to safeguard lives and ensure cit
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