Human rights advocates petition global leaders, including the US and UK, regarding Tinubu's government's failure to apprehend Asari-Dokubo.

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) submitted a petition to world leaders expressing concern over the Nigerian government's failure to apprehend Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, a former Niger Delta militant leader and agitator, despite alleged threats to the Nigerian state and its people. In the petition, addressed to various world leaders such as the European Union, the President of the United States of America, the French President, the British Prime Minister, and the German Chancellor, HURIWA urgently requested their high-level intervention to persuade President Bola Tinubu to order the arrest of Asari-Dokubo. HURIWA accused the Tinubu administration of creating a dangerous situation by allowing Asari-Dokubo to go unpunished, despite his bold challenges to the military and his threat to reduce Nigeria's oil production to zero. The group further accused President Tinubu's government of being afraid of Asari-Dokubo and failing to take action against him, despite his alleged possession of assault rifles and his threats against the lives and property of the Igbo people. Previously, HURIWA had issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government to arrest Asari-Dokubo over his suspected involvement with violent 'unknown gunmen' in the South East, warning of potential protests if no action was taken. Asari-Dokubo, who had visited Tinubu and publicly brandished multiple AK-47 rifles in a viral video, threatened to kill Igbos for supporting the Labour Party's Peter Obi in the February 25, 2023 presidential election, opposing Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). HURIWA emphasized the urgency of the petition, as President Tinubu has disregarded calls from numerous organizations and civil rights activists to address the issue. The group called on President Tinubu to cease treating threats and individuals posing serious threats to national security lightly, highlighting the failure of security forces to apprehend Asari-Dokubo, who reportedly displayed military-grade weapons and issued threats against the Igbo community, as a significant dereliction of duty.

HURIWA fervently urges the European Union and other prominent global leaders to promptly exert pressure on Nigeria's President, compelling him to authorize the immediate detention, inquiry, and legal action against Asari-Dokubo.

"This is the only way to bring about peace and tranquility in the South East and Nigeria as a whole,” HURIWA added