“Deadly Crackdown On Peaceful Pr0test Must End” — Amnesty International
Recently, the pr0test movement Endbadgovernance in Nigeria has left an undesirable mark on the country's history. The story continues without end. It is noted that between August 1 and August 10, 2024, 24 pr0testers were reported to have been ki||ed by police in six northern states. According to the latest Amnesty report International (AI) on the pr0tests Endbadgovernance on the topic “Bl00dy August: The Nigerian Government's Vi0lent Repression”
Recently, the pr0test movement Endbadgovernance in Nigeria has left an undesirable mark on the country’s history. The story continues without end. It is noted that between August 1 and August 10, 2024, 24 pr0testers were reported to have been ki||ed by police in six northern states. According to the latest Amnesty report International (AI) on the pr0tests Endbadgovernance on the topic “Bl00dy August: The Nigerian Government’s Vi0lent Repression”
Pr0tests aimed at challenging corr/uption and economic hardship have been met with the use of br¥te force. This has caused ænger and calls for AI justice.
Reports revealed that the v!ctims included 20 youths, two children and an elderly person. Most of the deaths occurred in Kano State. Twelve people d!ed in Risier Lemo and Kofer Nasarawa. Other deæths were reported in Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa and Niger states, AI records show that the v!ctims were shot at close range, often at the head or body.
Witnesses in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa described peaceful protests turning viol/ent as police f!red live b¥llets and tëar gas. Some survivors súffered life-altering !njuries. while others D!ed from suff0cation from excessive tear gas.
Isa Sanusi, country director for Amnesty International Nigeria, said: “The de@th toll could be more than 24 as authorities attempt to cover up the atrocities…
Amnesty International calls for a thorough and impartial investigation into the m¥rder. They called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to ensure justice for the vic!tims and their families. Sanusi stressed that Nigerian authorities must “End this cycle of !mpun!ty.”
The report highlighted the arrest and t0rture of prot/esters. More than 1,200 people have been detained, including 146 minors charged with treason. Khalid Aminu, an engineer arrested in Kaduna describe his pain: “I have been t0rtured for over 60 days… be@ten with sticks and !ron cables. I have not fully recovered from these @trocities.”
This trage/dy is a reminder of the urgent need for reform of the law enforcement and justice system in Nigeria. Peaceful pr0test should not result in déath. The Nigerian government must meet its national and international obligations to protect human rights.
As Nigerians m0urn these losses, the question is, will there be justice? Or will this be another dark chapter in the country’s history?
Civil and human rights organizations continue to demand accountability and a system of inclusive dissent.
According to Amnesty International “Vi0lent repression of peaceful pr0test must end.”
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