Shenu Sani, A Senator of the 8th National Assembly, has reacted to a move by members of the House of Assembly is considering a bill to jail protesters in Nigeria.
Anaedoonline.ng gathered that Emeka Chinedu Martins, a Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker in Imo State had presented to the House of Representatives for consideration during the week the bill which seeks to jail what they termed unlawful protesters in Nigeria.
The bill sought ‘an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act Cap 38, laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, to further preserve the sanctity of human life and property, and to provide specifically for mob action, prescribe punishment and other matters.
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Reacting to the bill, the Kaduna State ex-senator, Shehu Sani noted that the National Assembly, which is a democratic institution, is now being used to strangulate democracy.
He said: “The House of Representative bill being processed to jail protesters for five years shows how a democratic institution can be used to strangulate democracy. They are not making laws, they are crafting tyranny,”
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“Law to censor the Social Media, Law to regulate NGOs and law to jail protesters; slowly, our democracy legislatively transitions to fascism,” Sani added.
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