HURIWA Wants SARS’ Excesses Curbed

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has condemned the intimidation, victimization and extrajudicial killings of innocent citizens by the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

The human rights group argued that SARS, under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led by administration, has become renowned Impunity and abuses of human rights.

HURIWA’s reaction was sequel to the intense calls for an end to police brutality by many Nigerians, on and off social media, following the incident that happened in Ughelli, Delta State between SARS operatives and a young man.

The group claimed that the Federal Government derives satisfaction in the repeated killings of innocent Nigerian youth by SARS.

HURIWA called on Nigerians to begin massive demonstrations against the activities of the Nigeria Police Force in order to force the government to an end to the extrajudicial killings.

“HURIWA is aware of a trending footage which shows the killer police operatives  speeding off in the victim’s vehicle – a white Lexus SUV.

“HURIWA maintains that the government seems to be deriving some kind of satisfaction from the activities of the dreaded Police unit that has repeatedly harassed and killed Nigerians because if the contrary is the case, the Federal Government which is the direct employer of these operatives could have rein in these killers.

“But because some persons in government seems to be gaining by the bloody violence targeting mostly

young Nigerians in most cases, the culprits within the ranks of the Nigerian Police Force under the authority of the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and the command and control of the Commander in chief and the President are never arrested or prosecuted.

“We condemn these incessant attacks and murders of citizens by the Police. We urge the Government to constitute the Govering Council of the National Human Rights commission and to allow all the institutional safeguards against

extrajudicial killings of the citizens using all available legal frameworks against the assassination of citizens.

“We also urge Nigerians to begin mass demonstrations against the illegal activities of the Nigerian Police Force.”

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