or marching in support of Biafra, more than 30 women affiliated to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were tear-gassed, loaded into trucks and whisked off to prison. After more than 24 hours during which they were refused visits by family members, the Police moved to charge them to court for “unlawful assembly”.
The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (amended) guarantees a
number of rights, which every citizen of the country is expected to
enjoy. However, sometimes, for the average Nigerian, these rights are
not fully guaranteed.
The year 2018 has been a year of major records in human rights-related incidents. Here are seven of those that made the biggest headlines.
More than 100 Schoolgirls Kidnapped in Dapchi
Until this year, the abduction of hundreds of school girls from Chibok, Borno State, in 2014 was Boko Haram’s most-talked-about mass kidnap. But this yera, the group launched another attack on a school in Dapchi, Yobe State, and made away with more than 100 students. All of the schoolgirls have been released, with the exception of Leah Sharibu, who has remained in the custody of the insurgents for refusing to renounce her Christian faith.The terrorists have vowed to keep her as a slave. Aside a phone call by the President to her family and a visit by a government delegation, it is not exactly sure if the Nigerian Government is very serious about securing Leah’s freedom.
Army Opens Fire on Shi’ites during Religious Procession
As hundreds of members of the Islamic State in Nigeria (IMN) held a procession in Abuja during their annual ‘Arbaeen Symbolic Trek’ in October 2018, a clash occurred between the Shiites and security operatives. In retaliation, soldiers opened fire on the protesters, resulting in the deaths of scores of persons.
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