Banex Plaza Saga: The Earlier the President Calls the Army to Order, the Better for Us -Opara
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- The military cannot use one wrong to correct another, nor can you punish innocent people for the sins of others.
Maxwell Opara, Legal Counsel to Banex Shop Owners
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The journalists in Nigeria ask stupid questions all the time. The military must allow police to do their job.
Very stupid indeed
U are right the military guy even snub the police that came to settle the matter, with the situation of the country these military personnel should avoid anything that will trigger violence coz too many people are not normal in Nigeria anymore.
They are all bought and bribed by the government of tinubu.
Very stupid questions...Very shameful
Journalists in Nigeria are also afraid of the army
.imagine the stupid questions. What's the army doing in the civilian space? And always fighting with the police..
This Maxwell is doing well
Nobody is talking about the army officers taking laws into their hands by first attacking the police officers on ground that resulted in the release of the teargas, or the forceful way they tried to take the phone without due process as well as not listening to the security apparatus in Bannex plaza...
It can only happen in a banana republic
😂 show us where the soldiers attacked the police
@@pelumiadedoja2524idiots everywhere, only in places like Nigeria that the military will just go ahead and shut people's business with a court warrant
The senior Army officer should have resigned immediately for making such statements but they don’t care.
@@emmanuelchikere1350 not in a lawless country like ours
No matter whatever happened at Banix Plaza.
The Nigerian Army as part of the problem CAN NOT be a CHIEF JUDGE on their own case.
Allow the police to carry out a proper investigation into this matter.
They have no business in civil issues...
Simple as that! This lawyer can’t even table his case well
You are not serious, you are a clown@@marshmallow5948
You can go and open your shop sir
@@MusaAbdul-uk5mt In the jungle? Unless you are the king of the jungle. Naija is shame of the 21st century. I am very sorry to be part of it.
Many Nigerian military officers are not trained and that is why they continue to misbehave.
My brother-in-law has been kidnapped by the Nigerian military men for more than a week now. They came around 2am in the morning and until now, no one knows where they took him to. May God Almighty deliver Nigeria from evil men and women in Nigeria.
So as a Nigerian u don't have a Military person in your family or friend in the force.
Something is wrong somewhere
We are well trained my friend.
Many of them are Aboki.
The military person in Nigeria always think that they are above the law
Exactly and that's bad.
Absolutely
You can go and open your shop
Because they country is ruled by someone who is illegitimate. The president and the national assembly head and leaders are all criminals. Nothing will work in the country, and the people know, and they are pretending about it. Useless country and Useless media and Useless followers.
Very True, the military should have listened to the Police Department because it’s in their jurisdiction to handle civil cases
Does the interviewer understand that the management of Banex has no obligation to produce anyone? They aren’t the police.
Exactly
They don't know, the lawyer was trying to enlighten them but they didn't allow him...
Simple, thank you
The interviewers displayed lack of knowledge of the criminal justice or investigation process. It's unfortunately, the typical way an average police man thinks and also the average as well. That's why the law has no banned arrest by proxy. That's son of Mr A commits a crime that Mr A knows nothing about and then U arrest Mr A in place of son demanding that he produces the son.
Shockingly, a top retired army general and a former CDS Will come on national TV and endorse collective punishment of citizens for the alleged criminal acts of few. Is there vicarious liability in criminal law? It means there's still a very long way to go in making the army submit to rule of law and respect for civil liberties of Nigerians
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Normally, the army/security forces infractions are never talked about, it is the response of the civilians that would be brought to light and civilians vilified.
Look at the attack on Nnamdi Kanu's home, the attack on Barister Ejiofor's home, Lekki toll gate shootout and many more.
Once you wear an official uniform, you've become the god of the citizens and as well above the law. I wish they gave them a permanent scare so that they would know that it's the general citizens that gave them the uniform.
god of the citizens meaning he can also gun down a citizen 🙄🙄
…the truth is that they are right! We never gave them!!!
Do you know how the army recruits and what training they receive (if any!)!!!⁉️
BH have been calling them out for years now- but their own heroism is against the civilians
Seems like it’s the military that is in charge of Nigeria. If Nigeria is under military regime, why not come out plain to say it than hiding under democracy and operating under military rule?
The military has no right to shut down the plaza without a court order. It is a very shameful thing for Nigeria to still experience this kind of lawlessness in this 21st century. Shame! Shame!! Shame!!!
The question be asked. Why was army involved in a civilian issue? Simply because a relative/friend of a soldier has an issue with someone. What are the police and the law for?
The interviewers are not asking the right questions.
1. Does the military has the right to shutdown a business.
2. Were the soldiers on official duty.
3. what is the role of the police in all of these.
This is the same scenario that occured in Okuama , Delta state. We cannot continue to live as if we are in a banana republic. And the President who is the C in C is mute
The Army is setting itself against the people. They had no right whatsoever to intervene in such civil case.
Fellow Nigerians, we are at the mercy of Nigeria army men who are throwing tantrums.
In western world, a uniform personel does not wear uniform when you are not on duty . It is unfortunate that Nigeria uniform personnel most of them used their uniforms to perpetuate dastard act.
This Chamberlain simply needs to learn how to do his job. How is it the responsibility of people to provide the culprits? Let the police do their job, as for the army, it is no news that in the main the Nigerian army from top to bottom is the most indisciplined organization ever.
It is systemic & cultural, they behave like an army of occupation, they have no idea of how to comport themselves in a democracy.
Meanwhile these are people paid, maintained and trained on public funds.
That officer who went to act as an enforcer at the plaza & his boss the brigade commander are the same.
I have said it time with number the Nigerian military are very lawless. Imagine its not even the army guys that bought they phone but they wore uniforms to go and intimidate pple to force them to change phone. This is exactly what the army does and thats why the were attacked and killed in Delta.
The military lacked any legal authority to shut down any business because some service men were beaten. This is completely a police matter. Only the police have legal authority to intervene in any issue. In any lawful society, the police would have arrested those military personnel stopping business at the plaza. But, Nigeria Police is too weak.
Bitter Truth
It is sparking outrage because it happened in Abuja...the military have been in this mess for a long time. For goodness sake why insulting the revered Nigerian army by going to settle a business transaction in the market without official mandate by the army? So the army should be abusing their uniforms? Do you know how many people they have beaten up and intimidated in the markets around the country? I thought they are trained to know the law, this is not a war zone so why involvement of the army? Why running away with a new phone? What right has the army to lock down the plaza? As FCT minister or president? On what capacity? These are issues that should be followed legally. Nigerians are very angry and any little move of intimidation can instigate violence. Let the police handle the matter with intelligence, proper investigations and possibly prosecutions. Nigerians used to love and respect the army untill they resorted to all these road extortions like police, going to fight in the markets for their girlfriends, making arrests over civil matters and setting villages on fire when they suffer casualty instead of fishing out the culprits thereby killing or punishment innocent ones....
Where is the lie??
It's not a lie
Nigeria is a mighty lawless country. Why does the army involve itself in civilian matters? Any army personnel involved should face disciplinary action. The issue is within the criminal jurisdiction of the Nigeria police. The Nigerian army has no business in policing function. The army should not be getting involved in civil dispute. Too much indiscipline in the army really. For an organization that prides itself on discipline, this is a massive embarrassment. It’s almost as if they have nothing better to do. The army ought to engage its personnel in national security engagement in Sambisa Forrest & other hotspots. Too much idleness in the military.
It shows that Nigerian Army with their attitude have lost it. They should know we are not in a Military regime
Chai, i thought the shop were dealing with the military man directly based on the phone transaction. 😢 Nigeria our country
Was the military personnel officially assigned to intervene in such
Nigeria is a zoo and the military is over misbehaving. It's unacceptable.
The president needs to stop the overreaching by the Nigerian army. They are acting like we are in a stateless country without rule of law
Nigeria my country, who did this to you,
Army wanted to use power to collect phone because the shop owner got the phone for free abi? Enough of all these.
i love you courage men
In Nigeria the military is just doing whatever. You don't punish everyone because of a few. They did the same thing in Edo now in Banex.
Lawless army with hamas ideology.
These anchors are cheeky
Is this guy a real lawyer, if he is ,its says a lot about the quality of Nigerias current education. I seriously doubt he passed through law school with his lack of eloquence and grammatical errors
Please the lawyer's qualification is not the issue at stake now. The Nigeria Army in their normal lawless conduct shut down Bannex plaza for no reason and you're talking about the lawyer's qualification.
So they have not learn from Okoma
And journalism in Nigeria is a lot art. Mature journalist asking dumbest question and taking sides
What kind of journalist are these?
A lot of illegality and impunity in Nigeria especially with the uniformed people. Enough of this shenanigans. We must be able to tell the truth to power.
He has a point at the end. They should have respected the uniform and not assault them but they weren't their on official duties as well. We really need to stop people from using our military for their own personal fights.
Before everyone is hope for military to take government because of bad governance but I'm think we're clearly see what can happen in military regime now is better to pray for good governance.
I think they should allow the plaza to be reopened
Why lawyer dey sit like hin dey beer parlor?
Nigeria is finished is it the way it is done in Europe if not idiamin who thinks he can wipe out away Ethnic groups like the way tinubu waahid and Buhari Boko Haram Fulani father think
Nobody should attack an officer in uniform. An officer whether a soldier or police officer is representing the country. But my worry is that civil matter is the duty of the police not the Army. Military should have allowed the police to handle the matter because it was within their purview.
It was a self-defense, they attacked them first and their actions were illegal because they have no right within the law to attack anyone and it was a civilian issue not military.
300 students get kidnapped in the broad day light and taken away they won't do anything but attack traders at their shop.
We should be wise not only Nigeria has army, in America highway police officers stops soldiers but can a Nigeria police stop or even ask them for drivers license?
Nobody should attack uniform man and no uniform man should attack civilians ,due process should be followed, but if anyone decided to violate the law or taken the law by his hand,I don't know but I think Nigeria of today are very much ready for the opposite reaction of any action, my submission tho tankios my fellow country people
The level of lawlessness in Nigeria is intolerable.
The military officers always have this mindset of doing an getting away with every single thing in this country,times shall come when this nonsense will stop.
Very sad for Nigeria. Very Very sad.
Very simple the army is high handed how can u just close a whole plaza because of a few miscreants in these hard time
Even in military regime police are allowed to do their Job.
Lagos Ibadan journalists at their best
In Nigeria, a headless mob can kill an old woman because someone accuses her of stealing his pen*s.
While soldiers can be overbearing, mob action has to be dealt with.
Every Nigerian is important , military in uniform or Police in uniform or medical people in uniform. Let's talk about Nigerians not only uniform people.
so if the people that committed that act don't have business in BANEX why where they involved? Certainly they didn't by phone from any of them.
I think before they recruit people into the army they should check their mental health.
You cannot give automatic operating guns that was bought with taxpayers money to someone that have mental problem.
Because many of the present people that is in Nigeria army today act as if they have mental problem.
That male journalist is clueless, he asks irrelevant questions.
Nigeria is gradually becoming a complete failed state, im just imagining if this could happen anywhere else,....what a country!
simple intelligence is everything .tact even if 2 years all this intimidation create a compassionate feelings seeing the ordinary man is defenceless or seems to be oppressed.. strategic planning to getting these people so all the parties can say their part of the story is missing and senator Ben Bruce called it common sense that is not too expensive, if you only need it
Which questions are these journalists asking.
The questions we should be concerned with here is the root cause of the problem and the legality of all what transpired.
Nobody is above the law if we want this country to move forward.
What does it cost any business out fit to install CCTV camera in their business apart from robbery military guy are being used for illegal business
Who as a matter of fact is in charge of administration in this country?.
Wole Soyinka 😂😂
Thank God Nigerians are beginning to wake-up to the nonsense of so called uniform personnel
The army personel went there on private extra judicial business. They should be punished. It is a disgrace for the army to go to the plaza to settle civil matters. I do not sympathise with the army on this matter. The underlying reason for this saga was illegal albinitio. This is just a case of assault and it's a matter for the police.
Military that suppose to be in Barack.the question should be what are the Military doing in that place,are they police officer.when you call that private business created by Britain zoo.some animals in that zoo start fighting you.
The Army in Nigeria is simply a disgrace.
THE CONDUCT OF THE MINITRY HERE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED ARE THEY ABOVE THE LAW IN NIGERIA?
Animal kingdom call Nigeria...this pure civil matter not even military....Nigeria military should travel outside Nigerian and see how military behave in public...
They are always against the Igbos and their businesses! 90% of business owners there are Igbos and you have the guts to close down Banex because of 8 individuals. I said it that our military have the most incompetent personnels in the whole Africa. How can a senior officer make such lousy statement. They should have start an investigation about the eight individuals and their personal. How much were they paid to come and bully traders? Was it an official duty? Why did he leave the barrack? Why didn’t they listen to the Police Department because it was a civil matter
Only in Nigeria that the army can close a retail out let
Our system is always sickening, and the military hardly takes any blame. Elsewhere in the developed countries, U will not lock the plaza in the first place but pretend that normalcy had returned until you capture the culprits using the footage available from the scene. Mteew.
Nigerian army do things that foreign army or soldiers dont do in their country. How can you have power against civilians when its not a war zone?. They whip people with koboko, arrest you even bully you. Omo, if you see Anerican soldier, you go wish to join them. So elegant and ready to help.
This is what Nigeria army are doing,some of them will buy things from you one to one month the will bring it back for you change it,because there are army who does that,this sheet only happens in Nigeria
Apologise for what ? you came up in military uniform to harass people as usual in Nigeria and you are advocating for a one sided solution.
Igbos need to rule Nigeria to change lapses going on in that country
The plaza should be open let the wanted ones be punished either they come to their shops and get arrested or they voluntarily close their shops.
Continue apologising with the wrongs of your military; we are not serious in Nigeria 🇳🇬
The question of whether they have gone to the Nigerian Army to apologize has nothing to do with this case, the uniform men that followed the buyer of the phone to the market are the main cause of this issues here. Is Army now doing the work of police? Why will they leave barrack or Army checkpoint where they're ment to be to follow a man to fight in civil matter, when we're not into war?. It is only in African Army will wear uniform and carry guns and other weapons to go fight against innocent civilians. They should stop creating problem in society. Enough of all these nonsense in our country.
Stop selling bad products, with no warranty.
When a civilian take laws into their hands let the military do their job, you can't try that with American military
My questions begging for answers, what about the innocent shop owners will the be comperciated for lost of business from locking up their shops? Please I need answers.
This counsel to the plaza no try with his submission at all…. His point should be whatever reason army doesn’t have any right to lock down pples business, let the police force their job….. Let call it the way it is
What right does he has to insist on being given New phone for what.
What happens if a military officer decides to use his uniform and rifle to rob innocent citizens and in the process killed via self defense by someone with a plank? Will the military establishment go after the killer?
Much respect to the Nigerian military but I believe that they act like some demigods most of the time and feel like they are above the law.
They can not create job but are now disturbing the peace of those doing genuine business.
What else can we say Is Nigeria not A Zoo?
What is the discussion here! Why is the Army involved in everything in Nigeria…omg!
Nigeria media is useless. So what if it’s military? Does military have rules or are they above the law? Is Nigeria army the police? Why would an army officer go to enforce law? Nigeria has become a sick joke.
Silly questions from the journalists
Lawless nation
He his right for saying whatever thing. It is whatever thing. The Army is breaking the law, and you are talking like they are right. The Army does not have the right to arrest. They can detain but not arrest because we are not under Marshall Law. The police should be investigating the issue not the Army. Army persons are not ab9ve the law and by the way I am a retired Army myself but I will j9t support injustice.
Military like tout
Imagine if the phone seller and buyer involved in the fight were to be Igbos, the situation would have been different or the plaza burnt down by the Army, luckily enough they are both Hausas and Muslims.
Bitter Truth.. God will continue to save & guide we the igbos Amen🙏
Now we can see okuwama matter the army is not saying the truth , Nigeria army is bigger than the law , army get right to do anything they like
Nigeria army do not have right to close any citizen busines place.there duty is to defend the country.
I m disappointed in opara talking like this I always respected you, you said those people doesn’t have shop there that is means you guys know them, you said the other person run with the phone, how? And you said police came there and wanted to resolve the issue but the army’s refuse which is right because the one with the has came with a military police which is he want dialogue, look in bex these guys sales with a lot of fade things and collected money because I was a victim of that and because I can’t do them anything I just have to move on, I can tell you that some shop owners in the benex knows they sales fade things but will still keep it and sale it to people which is wrong.
How do you ask the civilians to go and arrest the tout?
I tire ooo
I dont understand what excuses this man is making beating up a military man is wrong period our soldiers are doing well protecting the nation
Lamentations experts.
There don't have any right to beat up a soldier on uniform..if there think the soldiers are wrong why there no take the matter to human right...u don't joke with soldiers there really need to be respected because there are doing alot for this country
Suleiman or whatever your name is, you're an eye service journalist. That someone is military personnel does not give that person an edge over ordinary citizens. A military who dabbled into a civil matter which he or she ought not have, could be killed and nothing will happen. The army boys went there on illegal duty.
Of course it's igbo people
Arise news please we Nigerians are fada up with this your man journalist who seems to always talk aout of points..always pretending asking wrong questions
Lawless country
These journalist dont even listen, they just talk because they have microphone in front of them. Secondly is the military establishment above the law. The matter was brought before the appropriate authority to intervene snd investigate in civilian matters. Does wearing a uniform mean absolute power. Please don't present such journalist before the public anymore. It is Insulting the Nigerian.