Members of the group, Save Nigeria Movement have protested against Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, for opposing the “Show Your Identify Card Operation” by the Nigerian.

Pictures on the internet show the protesting members with various banners showing their displeasure. One of the banners reads:

“FEMI FALANA ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WE SAY NO TO JUDICIAL BLACKMAIL”

Another one reads: “FEMI FALANA STOP BLACKMAILING THE NIGERIAN MILITARY”

“WE SUPPORT OPERATION OPEN IDENTIFICATION”

An investigation by TheNigeriaLawyer (TNL) reveals that the said campaign was led by one Solomon Semanaka.

He posted on his Facebook page as follows:

“Yesterday, November 19, in Abuja I led the SAVE NIGERIA MOVEMENT to caution Femi Falana (SAN) from intimidation of the security agencies in the country”

TheNigeriaLawyer recalls that Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has sued the Nigerian Army, it’s Chief of Army Staff and the Attorney-General of the Federation, praying for an order stopping the planned Operation Positive Identification by the army.

The suit marked FHC/L/CS/1939/2019 was filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos on October 25.

According to Falana, the planned nationwide operation scheduled for November 1, to December 23, 2019, by which Nigerian citizens would be required to move about with means of identification is unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.

He argued that the planned operation violates his right and that of other Nigerian citizens to liberty, “as encapsulated in Section 35 respectively of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as Amended and Article 6 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, (Cap A10) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.”