•Armed Fulani herdsman
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, today, condemned the death sentence imposed on one Sunday Jackson, who was found guilty of murdering a Fulani herdsman in Jos.
Ojukwu, who made the condemnation while speaking during the presentation of the commission’s edition of the March human rights situation dashboard, called on the state governor not to approve the death sentence on Jackson, reports The Guardian.
Similarly, the NHRC condemned in strong terms the invasion of the premises of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Agency (IKEDC) by officers of the Nigerian Air Force in Lagos State.
The NHRC boss said such action shows the pattern of human rights violations by those who wear uniforms. He called for a thorough investigation into the incident with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book.
Ojukwu also expressed concern over the killing of 16 northern hunters by vigilantes at Uromi, in Edo State, even as he emphasised that every Nigerian has the right to life and should be allowed to enjoy it.
He announced that the commission received a total of 246, 200 complaints in the month of March, showing an increase from what was recorded in February.
Presenting the dashboard, the Senior Human Rights Adviser to the NHRC, Mr. Hillary Ogbonna, lamented that the commission recorded a marginal increase of 20 per cent in complaints
He said the commission initiated and completed a total of 12,545 investigations of complaints, visited 230 correctional centers and places of detention and issued 465 summons and letters to the Nigerian Police and visited 27 Military formations this year.
According to Ogbonna, 88 kidnappings, 221 killings, 1,186 child abandonment, 39 killings of security and law enforcement agents were recorded by the commission in March this year.
The event also featured the signing of an advisory note on rights to expression of human rights by the Executive Secretary of the NHRC.
