The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nigeria has condemned in its entirety the spate of killings and total disregard for the sanctity of human lives being perpetrated by various criminals within the country.
The Governing Council of National Human Rights Commission made the condemnation at its meeting in Abuja on the Spate of Killings in Nigeria.
It said sections 33 and 34 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended protect the lives and dignity of citizens of Nigeria subject only to the exceptions therein.
The commission’s Governing board decried that, “Heinousness crimes and killings are being perpetrated with impunity as exemplified in the recent Kaduna train attack, the attack at St. Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State, the killing of a young man Ahmed Usman, at the Lugbe axis of the Federal Capital Territory for alleged blasphemy, the stoning to death of Deborah, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto also on grounds of alleged blasphemy, the killing of a pregnant woman Fatima (Harira) and her four children, and various others across the country.”
The Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission condoles with the families who have lost their loved ones in these and other various attacks and pray that God Almighty will grant them the fortitude to bear these irreparable losses.
The NHRC called on the Nigerian Government to intensify efforts towards apprehending the criminals and bringing them to justice as well as improving the security situation in the country.
“The NHRC remains fully committed to playing its role in the promotion, protection and enforcement of the human rights of the citizens of Nigeria as well as all residents therein.”
The Commission also implores every Nigerian to take necessary steps to contribute to the peace and security of the nation by providing information to security personnel and preaching the essence of tolerance and peaceful co-existence among other measures.
Dominica Nwabufo
