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VOL. 10, ISSUE 3 (2024)
Human right violation in Nigeria: A lesson from endsars protest
Authors
Emokpae, Lugard Amadin
Abstract
Nigeria as a nation has numerous human right abuse. The value for human
rights has been a subject of controversy, in that these rights as often taken
for granted by some influential officials who are in the position to do justice
and equity but with impunity they rather turn the other way and infests them
with ignominy. It must not be a surprise that some government sector in Nigeria
are discredited with high level of corruption. Agencies such as Transparency
International, Strategic Programming for Anti-Corruption Agencies, and the
International Monetary Fund etc has testified to this facts, and has rated
Nigeria also as among highly corrupt countries in the globe. Virtually, almost
all fabrics of government in Nigeria are damned for embezzlement of Public fund,
Security compromises, Compulsive lies, Blackmail, Extra judicial killings and
general indiscipline; The state of complacent in the country so degenerates
that a group of highly placed individuals who feels ‘untouchable’ forming
alliance known as ‘cabals’. This cabals are notorious for evil activities and
they acts with impunity. They are magisterial in every sector of the economy,
including the oil and security sector. They dictate the growth of the Nation’s
economy clandestinely to its detriments. In the security sector, the ‘cabals’
decides He who get ‘What, When and How’ The special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),
a specialized units created to fight criminal acts such as robbery, kidnapping
banditry etc is a reflection of some of the saboteur caused by this nefarious
sect on Nigerian government since 1999. Anti-corruption agencies such as
Independent Corrupt practices and other related agencies commission (ICPC),
Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) created to fight this malefactor
in all sector have done their best, yet it is not good enough. The ENDSARS
protest was as a result on a series of unresolved dissatisfaction between the
Nigerian police force and the masses especially the youth. Some achievements
were recorded from the protest as the infamous SARS became outlawed and
disbanded and displacing the strong hands of the ‘cabals’. The paper adopts the
doctrinal method as well as the socio-legal model of inquiries in this research
and the conclusion is that, the collective will of the people if articulated
could form a major force in achieving human rights in Nigeria at all times.
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Pages:106-111
How to cite this article:
Emokpae, Lugard Amadin "Human right violation in Nigeria: A lesson from endsars protest". International Journal of Law, Vol 10, Issue 3, 2024, Pages 106-111
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