Nigeria: Amnesty International Urges End To Crackdown On Peaceful Protesters
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
Amnesty International has advised the Nigerian authorities to end the ongoing violent crackdown on peaceful protesters who convened at Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
The global human rights organization also advised that the over 50 peaceful protesters arbitrarily arrested across the FCT be released unconditionally.
The organization, in a statement on Saturday said, the shocking and unconscionable use of deadly force on protesters against hunger in the FCT is unacceptable.
It said, those suspected of responsibility must be held to account, adding that people have the right to peacefully demand accountability through protests, and the right must be respected.
Amnesty International said, “across Nigeria, people have taken to the streets in protest to call for better life and for their human rights to be respected, only to be met with unnecessary violence or excessive force, including in many cases live ammunition.
“Nigeria Police must stop firing live ammunition at protesters”, it said.
