Akure lawyer, Mr Morakinyo Ogele, yesterday said the petrol subsidy probe has made it expedient for Nigerians to fight corruption, which the probe has exposed.
In a statement, Ogele said: “The fallout of the investigation by the House of Representatives on subsidy has affected some people, who are now threatening court actions against members of the House. We are joining Mr Femi Falana to offer free legal services to all the members, as declared by Falana. It is now a total declaration of war against any form of corruption.
“The nation has become an ocean of corruption in which politicians are swimming. The probe is a warning that our political class should stop looting the treasury.
“Equally, we are going to organise another “Occupied Nigeria” to express our dissatisfaction against corrupt officials. The National Assembly should carry on with what it is doing by exposing all corrupt public officers.
“We are calling on all Nigerians to rise up against the looting of the treasury. Nigerians will never move forward unless there is a war against looting. Nigeria is rich, to the level that can make education free from primary school to university level. Nigeria can equally afford to offer free health services to its citizen.
“We urge the National Assembly to make corruption a capital offence. So, anybody caught in the act should be treated as an armed robber. The same offence that armed robbers are committing is similar to those who are looting the treasury of this country. They shall not be spared.”
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