Amnesty Worldwide, on Friday, said that three years after the #EndSARS demonstration in 2020, fifteen demonstrators from that occasion have been nonetheless being arbitrarily detained.
Nearly all of the protestors are being held in Lagos’ Kirikiri Medium Safety Correctional Centre and Ikoyi Medium Safety Correctional Centre, based on a press release issued by Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty Worldwide Nigeria.
The group mentioned that quite a few protestors had been charged with homicide, theft, arson, possession of unlawful firearms, and different false allegations by the federal government.
“Our investigation exhibits the Nigerian authorities’ utter disdain for human rights. Three years in detention with out trial is a travesty of justice. This exhibits the authorities’ contempt for due means of regulation. The protesters have to be instantly and unconditionally launched,” Sanusi mentioned.
It listed seven #EndSARS protesters, Daniel Pleasure-Igbo, Sodiq Adigun, Sunday Okoro, Olumide Fatai, Oluwole Isa, Shehu Anas, and Akiniran Oyetakin to have been arbitrarily held in Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre.
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One other eight protesters, recognized by the outfit as Segun Adeniyi, Onuorah Odih, Jeremiah Fortunate, Gideon Ikwujomah, Irinyemi Olorunwanbe, Quadri Azeez, Olamide Lekan, and Sadiq Riliwan, are being held with out cost since 2020 in Lagos’ Ikoyi Medium Safety Correctional Centre.
In the meantime, numerous celebrities together with skit maker Mr Macaroni staged a peace stroll on Friday in commemoration of the third anniversary of the EndSARS protest.
Mr. Macaroni, by way of Instagram, mentioned the peaceable stroll was not just for these affected on October 20, 2020 — however for all victims of police brutality in Nigeria.
“3 Years now!!! We’ll by no means Overlook!!! #EndSars!!!!We will likely be strolling peacefully to honour all those that misplaced their lives on 20/10/2020!!!” the comic wrote.
“We additionally stroll for all those that have misplaced their lives on account of police brutality in Nigeria!!! We stroll in peace!!! We’ll always remember!”
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