Chief govt officer (CEO) of Initiative for Liberalisation of Bodily Challenged Individuals in Nigeria, Hamza Waziri, has expressed disgust on the best way he was assaulted by the police on the graduation of EndbadGovernance protest in Bauchi on Thursday.
Hamza Waziri in a chat with LEADERSHIP Weekend yesterday in response to the alleged remedy by the police, mentioned he was exercising his constitutional proper to peaceable protest when some law enforcement officials pounced on him near the Authorities Home, Bauchi.
He mentioned, “Think about a world the place exercising your constitutional proper to peaceable protest is met with violence and brutality. That is the unlucky actuality that I personally confronted right now in broad daylight once I staged a peaceable protest in entrance of Bauchi State Authorities Home.
“Merely for standing up for my rights, primary human rights, I used to be assaulted by the police, considered one of them was named AS Shira. The police, the very establishment meant to guard and serve us residents, responded with violence and cruelty, with no regard for decency.”
Waziri gave purpose for becoming a member of the nationwide protest as purely out of desperation due to the worsening scenario confronted by disabled individuals dwelling in Bauchi State.
“There aren’t any jobs for us, no equal alternatives that the incapacity regulation in Nigeria mandates.”
Waziri mentioned it was discrimination and full disregard for disabled individuals that compelled him to stage a peaceable protest as a final resort to their plight.
“This horrible incident is instantly in breach of Part 40 of the Nigerian Structure that permits peaceable protest. This requires our collective outrage and motion and we should demand accountability. It’s a disgrace that this must be mentioned however nobody ought to face such violence for searching for justice”.
In the meantime, the Bauchi State authorities has expressed concern over the incident.
An announcement by the particular adviser to the governor on media and publicity, Mukhtar Gidado Mohammed yesterday mentioned the welfare and rights of all residents, particularly weak teams, have been of paramount significance to the administration.
It mentioned, “We want to categorically state that the Bauchi State authorities below the inspirational management of Governor Bala Mohammed doesn’t condone any type of violence or misconduct by regulation enforcement officers hooked up to the Authorities Home or any authorities personnel.”
Mohammed added that the federal government would provoke an intensive investigation into the incident to determine the details.
He assured the general public that if the officers concerned have been discovered to have acted improperly, they might be held accountable.
Mohammed mentioned the state authorities remained dedicated to upholding the ideas of justice, equity, and respect for human rights.
