#EndBadGovernance Protest organisers have vowed to sue FG over the deaths of protesters.
PoliticalNews Nigeria stories that Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, has introduced that the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests plan to take authorized motion in opposition to the Federal Authorities over the killings of protesters in the course of the demonstrations.
This resolution follows the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests, which began on August 1 in response to widespread {economic} hardships confronted by Nigerians.
In an interview with The Punch, Sowore, one of many organisers, said that the federal government was the primary to escalate the protests into violence.
When requested in regards to the variety of protesters killed and arrested in the course of the demonstrations, Sowore replied, “To date, we all know of 17 individuals murdered in chilly blood by the Nigeria Police Power. We all know of a police officer who was killed by a fellow policeman who rammed a water cannons armoured service into his van in Katsina State and an immigration officer who shot himself unintentionally in Borno State.”
Sowore expressed deep sorrow for individuals who misplaced their lives or have been injured whereas exercising their constitutional proper to protest peacefully.
He emphasised that the federal government was the primary to carry violence to the demonstrations, utilizing water cannons on peaceable protesters in Kano and firing bullets at protesters who have been armed solely with placards.
“We are going to search authorized redress for the federal government’s actions on behalf of those unjustly attacked and detained compatriots, and we’ll always remember. In the future, everybody who has dedicated these egregious crimes in opposition to the Nigerian folks will probably be made to face the results of their crimes and the suitable authorized penalties for his or her actions,” Sowore declared.
Addressing the difficulty of looting and vandalism that occurred in the course of the protests, Sowore famous that the organisers had referred to as for a non-violent protest and urged members to keep away from violence.
Nevertheless, he argued that the federal government’s heavy-handed response initiated the violence, with safety businesses utilizing water cannons, tear fuel, and stay bullets in opposition to unarmed protesters.