On Olisa Metuh in handcuffs

I think there's much ado about handcuffs, really (from both sides). One person is deluding himself that it sends a "strong message" to politicians. Please tell me how? Wasn't Tafa Balogun handcuffed? Why didn't that send a strong message? I'm sure other politicians have been handcuffed but the message is refusing to be delivered because of network failure, lol. Be there justifying potential highhandedness and be thinking someone is sending a "strong message".

A post says that Mr. Metuh has been violent and uncooperative so far (perhaps to justify why he was handcuffed and Col. Dasuki wasn't), so the law enforcement agents have the right to handcuff him. I'm not convinced about that angle. Let me ask the famous question "Where is the evidence?" Or is it a case of giving a dog a bad name in order to hang it?

The same post attempts to justify the handcuffs by telling us that Tafa Balogun was also handcuffed...Hmmm. The fact that Tafa Balogun was handcuffed is not a sufficient reason to handcuff Olisa Metuh.

On the other hand, I think the‪#‎WailingWailers‬ need to temper the outrage. I'm uncomfortable with the ethnic sentiments being introduced into this discussion. Tribal wars continue to rage and are second only to religious wars in terms of containment... We need to be careful with introducing tribal sentiments... If Mr. Metuh's rights have been infringed with the handcuffs, then I hope he'll take the authorities up on that after he clears himself of these charges.

As far as I know, a person is presumed innocent until he is proven innocent by a competent court. HOB is following this "anti-corruption" crusade and so far, it appears selective to me. I'll keep watching, though. My own is that we shouldn't let this "anti-corruption" crusade overshadow other critical issues e.g diversifying the economy, stopping the spread of ‪#‎LassaFever‬, containing insurgency etc.

In conclusion, I'm glad Mr. Metuh has finally been charged to court. Let's pray that justice is upheld...After all, we pray to build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.

Enjoy your day.