467 Nigerians killed in four states between July, August – NHRC

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At least 467 Nigerians were killed in four states of Kaduna, Benue, Katsina and Plateau states between July and August, 2024.

DAILY POST reports that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which disclosed this on Friday, also revealed that about 1, 200 #EndBadGovernance protesters have so far been arrested and detained by security agencies across the country.

While the Commission lamented that some of the protesters had been charged to court, it, however, noted with grave concern that they were detained beyond the period permitted by the Constitution of the country before being taken to court.

He said between July and August, a total of 142 killings were recorded in Kaduna, 137 in Benue, Katsina recorded 112 killings and 76 killings recorded in Plateau State.

The Commission insisted that protest is not a crime in Nigeria but a legitimate way of expressing grievances against unfavourable government policies and programmes.

He said, “Government should not attempt to stop protest but to guide it. At the same time, the government should not lump genuine protesters with criminals.

“Looting and destruction of private and public properties are not protests but acts of criminalities which should not be regarded as part of peaceful protests.

“From this side, it is a fact that private and public properties were looted during the last protest and we hereby appeal to the government to identify and evaluate the losses of victims for the purpose of supporting them as some of the victims may not be able to rise again”, he added.

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