Amnesty Global Nigeria says it has persevered to obtain reviews of human rights abuse together with illegal detention, extortion, torture, and sexual violence by means of the Nigeria Police, 4 years nearest the October 2020 #EndSARS protest.
The national #EndSARS protests have been held between October 1 and 20 2020 to call for an finish to police brutality, in particular by means of the now-defunct Particular Anti-Theft Squad of the Nigeria Police.
The protests, alternatively, got here to an abrupt finish at the twentieth of October 2020, following the lack of lives on the Lekki TollGate in Lagos, nearest an alleged shootout by means of officials of the Nigerian army.
In a remark on Sunday, the human rights staff referred to as at the Nigerian govt to deal with human rights violations by means of the Police, which they famous persevered to embolden impunity and let go Nigerians prone to the similar violations that caused the #EndSARS protests in 2020.
Isa Sanusi, Nation Director, Amnesty Global Nigeria stated, “Amnesty Global continues to obtain – virtually day-to-day – reviews of human rights violations by means of the police throughout Nigeria, together with illegal detention, extortion, torture, sexual violence and in some circumstances extrajudicial execution.
“The Nigerian government nonetheless have the option to reform the police and produce it an establishment with 0 tolerance for human rights violations. The chance should no longer be allowed to slide away by means of the failure to retain the police to account for human rights violations. Step by step, we’re turning back the hideous pre-endsars days when the police behave as though they have got the carte blanche to violate human rights.
“The Nigerian authorities’ promises of addressing human rights violations by the police must be fulfilled to meet the country’s obligations under Nigerian and International law. All atrocities before and after #EndSARS protests must be investigated and suspected perpetrators brought to justice.”
Amnesty additionally cited cases of judicial execution by means of the Nigeria Police within the 4 years because the protests, noting that the government should satisfy their guarantees of addressing human rights violations.
“On 3 July 2021 all the way through the Yoruba folk rally at Ojota, Lagos surrounding, Jumoke Oyeleke (25) met her premature demise. Jumoke is a salesgirl who was once exhibiting her beverages ahead of she was once crash by means of a bullet shot by means of a police officer, Tajudeen Bakare. On 11 September 2021, Mosurat Ojuade, an 18-year-old model fashion designer, was once shot and killed by means of a police officer, Sgt. Samuel Phillips.
“On 22 January 2022, Paul Durowaiye was once shot lifeless by means of a police officer over a struggle for sachet aqua. It was once stated that Paul picked up a natural aqua belonging to the police officer, and the struggle erupted, which then ended in his dying. On 4 June 2022, one Oliver was once shot lifeless alongside Jalingo-Zing Highway by means of a police sergeant, Haruna Idi, over a minor argument. On December 7, 2022, Gafaru Buraimoh was once shot and killed by means of Inspector Imeh Johnson in Ajah, Lagos Condition.
“On 25 December 2022, Bolanle Raheem, a feminine legal professional, was once getting back from church together with her community once they encountered the police and she or he was once shot at related area by means of a police officer, Drambi Vandi, in Lagos. On 15 February 2023, a soldier in mufti was once stabbed to demise by means of a police officer because of an altercation with some policemen on the Odogunyan axis of Ikorodu, Lagos surrounding. On 5 April 2023, Onyeka Ibe was once shot to demise for refusing to pay the N100 bribe to cops on stop-and-search responsibility.
“Since the leak of a government memo dated 19 July 2023, which was addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health indicating that the state government had approved more than N61 million Naira for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as victims of the #EndSARS protests in October 2020, the identities of the 103 victims are yet to be disclosed, while those suspected to be responsible for the killings are yet to be brought to justice in fair trials”, the remark learn.
The crowd additionally famous that of the 36 states of the federation, simplest Lagos surrounding had made the findings of its #EndSARS judicial panel society, moment simplest two states – Ekiti and Osun, and the FCT, have been recognized to have paid complete reimbursement to the survivors and family members of the sufferers of the police brutality.
In a similar way, seven states together with Bornu, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara States, have been but to arrange any method of judicial panel.